sea raven

1. 1.

   large sculpin of western Atlantic; inflates itself when caught

   SynonymsHemitripterus americanus

   Broadersculpin

   Part ofHemitripterus

Questions about sea raven

What does sea raven mean?

sea raven means "large sculpin of western Atlantic; inflates itself when caught".

What is another word for sea raven?

Close synonyms include Hemitripterus americanus. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is sea raven a common word?

sea raven is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.