(rā′vən) noun
A large, omnivorous, crowlike bird (Corvus corax) of North America, Europe, and Asia, having lustrous black plumage, with the feathers of the throat elongated and lanceolate.
—adjective Black and shining, like the plumage of a raven. [OE hrœfn]

(rav′ən) v.t.
1. To devour hungrily or greedily.
2. To take by force; ravage.
—v.i.
3. To search for or take prey or plunder.
4. To eat voraciously; be ravenous.
—noun The act of plundering; spoliation; pillage. [<OF raviner <ravine rapine <L rapina; noun doublet of RAPINE, RAVINE]
—rav′en·er noun

(rā′vən)
The southern constellation, Corvus. See CONSTELLATION.