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ravenous (1396)
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ravenous (1396)

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  FEW:  rapina 10,67a Gdf:  ravinos 6,629b GdfC: ∅ TL: ravinos 8,350 DEAF:  ravine (ravinos)  DMF:  ravineux  TLF: ∅ OED:  ravenous a. (and adv.)  MED:  ravinous a.  DMLBS:  rapinosus 2655b

a.

zool.orn.ravening, predatory: 
( 1396; MS: s.xv1 )  lez oseux ravenous que ne sont pas tresbons a mangere com agas, kaves, cornails, corbels [...]  Man lang ANTS 7.28

[gdw]

See also:

ravine1  raviner1  ravinier  ravir  raviser2  ravissable  ravissance  ravissement  ravissur 
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ravenous