Ra"ven (r"v'n), n. [AS. hræfn; akin to D. raaf, G. rabe, OHG. hraban,
Icel. hrafn, Dan. ravn, and perhaps to L. corvus, Gr. ko`rax.
√19.] (Zoöl.) A large black passerine bird (Corvus corax),
similar to the crow, but larger. It is native of the northern parts of
Europe, Asia, and America, and is noted for its sagacity.
Sea raven (Zoöl.), the cormorant.
Ra"ven, a. Of the color of the raven; jet black; as, raven curls; raven
darkness.
Rav"en (rv"'n), n. [OF. raviné impetuosity, violence, F. ravine ravine.
See Ravine, Rapine.] [Written also ravin, and ravine.] 1. Rapine;
rapacity. Ray.