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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. black-and-white northern Atlantic auk having a compressed sharp-edged bill;
[syn: razorbill, razor-billed auk, Alca torda]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Razorbill \Ra"zor*bill`\ (-b[i^]l`), n. (Zool.) (a) A species of auk (Alca torda) common in the Arctic seas. See Auk, and Illust. in Appendix. (b) See Cutwater, 3. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 3. (Zool.) A sea bird of the Atlantic (Rhynchops nigra); -- called also black skimmer, scissorsbill, and razorbill. See Skimmer. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

razorbill n 1: black-and-white northern Atlantic auk having a compressed sharp-edged bill [syn: razorbill, razor-billed auk, Alca torda]