: as a prophet of bad weather, Arist. Fr. 253 , Thphr Sign. 16 , Plu. 2.129a , etc.; of fair weather, Arat. 1003 , Gp. 1.2.6 , etc.;λευκὸς κ., prov. of something unheard of, AP 11.417 , Luc. Epigr. 43 ; but white ravens are mentioned by Arist. HA 519a6 .
2. cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo, ib. 593b18 .
3. the constellationCorvus, Arat. 449 , Ptol. Tetr. 27 , etc.
4. title of a grade in the mysteries of Mithras, Porph. Abst. 4.16 .
II. anything hookedorpointed like a raven's beak, cf. κορώνη
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1. engine for grappling ships, Plb 1.22.3 , App. BC 5.106 .
b. siege-engine, Ph. Bel. 100.18 , D.S. 17.44 .
2. hooked door-handle, Posidipp. 7 , AP 11.203 , Alex.Aphr. in SE 25.17 ;hookon a machine, Hero Aut. 15.3 , Orib. 49.4.16 , Ath.Mech. 36.10 , Bito 50.9 : generally,hook,
