sea raven n 1: large sculpin of western Atlantic; inflates itself when caught [syn: {sea raven}, {Hemitripterus americanus}]
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. [1913 Webster]
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]