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[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.
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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.
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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.
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3. (Zool.) A sea bird of the Atlantic (Rhynchops nigra); --
called also black skimmer, scissorsbill, and
razorbill. See Skimmer.
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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]