/ ˈreɪvn; NAmE / noun , adjective
■ noun
a large bird of the crow family, with shiny black feathers and a rough unpleasant cry
■ adjective
[ only before noun ] ( literary ) ( of hair ) shiny and black :
raven-haired
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WORD ORIGIN
Old English hræfn , of Germanic origin; related to Dutch raaf and German Rabe .