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sea raven

noun

  1. a large marine fish of the genus Hemitripterus, as H. americanus, common on the Atlantic coast of North America.


sea raven

noun

  1. a large fish, Hemitripterus americanus, of North American Atlantic coastal waters that inflates itself with air when caught: family Cottidae (bullheads and sea scorpions)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sea raven1

First recorded in 1595–1605
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Example Sentences

The sea raven that the Japanese whalers thought they’d seen was the real deal.

From Time

And after a while, it broke up into little pieces, and its soul was turned into little “sea ravens.”

From the top of the bank Caesar will see us skim around the rocks and breakers, and play with them as the sea raven plays with the wave it skims.

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