1. (

• raven ,
• Corvus_corax

) large black bird with a straight bill and long wedge-shaped tail ;

1. (

• raven

) obtain or seize by violence ;

2. (

• raven ,
• prey ,
• predate

) prey on or hunt for; "These mammals predate certain eggs" ;

3. (

• devour ,
• guttle ,
• raven ,
• pig

) eat greedily; "he devoured three sandwiches" ;

4. (

• raven ,

) feed greedily; "The lions ravened the bodies" ;