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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

sea raven
    n 1: large sculpin of western Atlantic; inflates itself when
         caught [syn: sea raven, Hemitripterus americanus]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Sea raven \Sea" ra"ven\ (Zool.)
      (a) An American cottoid fish (Hemitripterus Americanus)
          allied to the sculpins, found on the northern Atlantic
          coasts.
      (b) The cormorant.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Raven \Ra"ven\ (r[=a]"v'n), n. [AS. hr[ae]fn; akin to D. raaf,
   G. rabe, OHG. hraban, Icel. hrafn, Dan. ravn, and perhaps to
   L. corvus, Gr. ko`rax. [root]19.] (Zool.)
   A large black passerine bird (Corvus corax), similar to the
   crow, but larger, and has a harsh, loud call. It is native of
   the northern parts of Europe, Asia and America, and is noted
   for its sagacity.
   [1913 Webster]

   Sea raven (Zool.), the cormorant.
      [1913 Webster]

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