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Ravens may refer to: * Raven, a species of the genus ''Corvus'' Sports * Anderson Ravens, the intercollegiate athletic program of Anderson University in Indiana * Baltimore Ravens, a professional American football franchise * Benedictine Ravens, the official mascot of Benedictine College * Carleton Ravens, the intercollegiate athletic program of Carleton University in Canada * Munich Ravens, German american-football team in the European League of Football * Quincy Ravens, an 1890s minor league baseball team in Illinois * Vancouver Ravens, a team that used to play in the National Lacrosse League Other uses * Ravens (film), ''Ravens'' (film), a 2017 Swedish thriller film * The Ravens, an American R&B music band * "Ravens", a song by Patti Smith from ''Gone Again'' * ''Ravens'', a 2009 novel by George Dawes Green People with the surname * Jan Ravens (born 1958), an English actress and impressionist See also * Raven (other) * Raven's Progressive Matrices, an intelligenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raven
A raven is any of several larger-bodied bird species of the genus ''Corvus''. These species do not form a single taxonomic group within the genus. There is no consistent distinction between "crows" and "ravens", common names which are assigned to different species chiefly on the basis of their size. The largest raven species are the common raven and the thick-billed raven. Etymology The term "raven" originally referred to the common raven (''Corvus corax''), the type species of the genus ''Corvus'', which has a larger distribution than any other species of ''Corvus'', ranging over much of the Northern Hemisphere. The modern English word ''raven'' has cognates in all other Germanic languages, including Old Norse (and subsequently modern Icelandic) and Old High German , all of which descend from Proto-Germanic . Collective nouns for a group of ravens (or at least the common raven) include "rave", "treachery", "unkindness" and "conspiracy". In practice, most people use the more ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
