sea raven


noun

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

Origin of sea raven

First recorded in 1595–1605

British Dictionary definitions for sea raven

sea raven

noun

a large fish, Hemitripterus americanus, of North American Atlantic coastal waters that inflates itself with air when caught: family Cottidae (bullheads and sea scorpions)