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razorbill |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Razorbill \Ra"zor*bill\, n. (Zo["o]l.) a A species of auk ({Alca torda}) common in the Arctic seas. See {Auk}, and Illust. in Appendix. b See {Cutwater}, 3. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Cutwater \Cut"wa`ter\ (k[u^]t"w[add]`t[~e]r), n. (Naut.) 1. The fore part of a ship's prow, which cuts the water. 2. A starling or other structure attached to the pier of a bridge, with an angle or edge directed up stream, in order better to resist the action of water, ice, etc.; the sharpened upper end of the pier itself 3. (Zo["o]l.) A sea bird of the Atlantic ({Rhynchops nigra}); -- called also {black skimmer}, {scissorsbill}, and {razorbill}. See {Skimmer}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: razorbill n : black-and-white North Atlantic auk having a compressed sharp-edged bill [syn: {razor-billed auk}, {Alca torda}]
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