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ravenlike

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ra⋅ven

1[rey-vuhn]
–noun
1. any of several large, corvine birds having lustrous, black plumage and a loud, harsh call, esp. Corvus corax, of the New and Old Worlds.
2. the divine culture hero and trickster of the North Pacific Coast Indians.
3. (initial capital letter) Astronomy. the constellation Corvus.
–adjective
4. lustrous black: raven locks of hair.

Origin:
bef. 900; ME; OE hrǣfn; c. G Rabe, ON hrafn


ra⋅ven⋅like, adjective
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