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  1. 1. n. 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. Source: opted
  2. 2. a. Of the color of the raven; jet black; as, raven curls; raven darkness. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. Rapine; rapacity. Source: opted
  4. 4. n. Prey; plunder; food obtained by violence. Source: opted
  5. 5. v. t. To obtain or seize by violence. Source: opted
  6. 6. v. t. To devour with great eagerness. Source: opted
  7. 7. v. i. To prey with rapacity; to be greedy; to show rapacity. Source: opted
  8. 8. n. large black bird with a straight bill and long wedge-shaped tail Source: wordnet
  9. 9. v. obtain or seize by violence Source: wordnet
  10. 10. v. prey on or hunt for Source: wordnet
  11. 11. v. eat greedily Source: wordnet
  12. 12. v. feed greedily Source: wordnet

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