razorback

Noun · Adjective
Synonyms: razorback hograzorbacked hogrorqualrazor-backed

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  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 StatesSynonyms: razorback hograzorbacked hog
  2. any of several baleen whales of the family Balaenopteridae having longitudinal grooves on the throat and a small pointed dorsal finSynonyms: rorqual

Adjective (1)

  1. having a sharp narrow back“a razor-backed horse”“razorback hogs”Synonyms: razor-backed
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Razorback \Ra"zor*back`\ (r[=a]"z[~e]r*b[a^]k`), n. (Zool.) The rorqual. [1913 Webster]
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]

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