sea raven

sea ra·ven

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [see rey-vuh n]
- /si ˈreɪ vən/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [see rey-vuh n]
- /si ˈreɪ vən/

Definitions of sea raven words

noun sea raven a large marine fish of the genus Hemitripterus, as H. americanus, common on the northern Atlantic coast of America. 1
noun sea raven a large fish, Hemitripterus americanus, of North American Atlantic coastal waters that inflates itself with air when caught: family Cottidae (bullheads and sea scorpions) 0
noun sea raven a sculpin (Hemitripterus americanus) found in the N Atlantic 0

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Origin of sea raven

First appearance:

before 1595

One of the 38% oldest English words

First recorded in 1595-1605

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Parts of speech for Sea raven

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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sea raven popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 52% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

sea raven usage trend in Literature

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