sea raven

American  

noun

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

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sea raven British  

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)

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Etymology

Origin of sea raven

First recorded in 1595–1605

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 Project Gutenberg

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.

From Project Gutenberg