[syn: razorback, razor-backed]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Razorback \Ra"zor*back`\ (r[=a]"z[~e]r*b[a^]k`), n. (Zool.)
The rorqual.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Rorqual \Ror"qual\, n. [Norw. rorqualus a whale with folds.]
(Zool.)
A very large North Atlantic whalebone whale (Physalus
antiquorum, or Balaenoptera physalus). It has a dorsal
fin, and strong longitudinal folds on the throat and belly.
Called also razorback.
[1913 Webster]
Note: It is one of the largest of the whales, somethimes
becoming nearly one hundred feet long, but it is more
slender than the right whales, and is noted for its
swiftness. The name is sometimes applied to other
related species of finback whales.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
razorback
adj 1: having a sharp narrow back; "a razor-backed horse";
"razorback hogs" [syn: razorback, razor-backed]
n 1: a mongrel hog with a thin body and long legs and a ridged
back; a wild or semi-wild descendant of improved breeds;
found chiefly in the southeastern United States [syn:
razorback, razorback hog, razorbacked hog]
2: any of several baleen whales of the family Balaenopteridae
having longitudinal grooves on the throat and a small pointed
dorsal fin [syn: rorqual, razorback]