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common raven

common raven noun: a large all-black passerine bird in the crow family, Corvus corax.

common raven: a large all-black passerine bird in the crow family, Corvus corax
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Noun

common raven (plural common ravens)

  1. A large all-black passerine bird in the crow family, Corvus corax.
    Synonyms:
    northern raven
  2. A dark-colored South Asian swallowtail butterfly, Papilio castor

Synonyms of common raven

Forms of common raven

pluralcommon ravens

Questions about common raven

What does common raven mean?
Common raven means a large all-black passerine bird in the crow family, Corvus corax.
What part of speech is common raven?
Common raven is a noun.
What is the plural of common raven?
The plural of common raven is common ravens.

Words near common raven in the dictionary

  1. common ragwort
  2. common rat
  3. common ratio
  4. common ratios
  5. common rats
  6. common raven
  7. common ravens
  8. common recoveries
  9. common recovery
  10. common redpoll
  11. common redpolls

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