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Meaning of RAZORBILL

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  black-and-white North Atlantic auk having a compressed sharp-edged bill
 
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 Synonyms: Alca torda, razor-billed auk
 
 See Also: Alca, auk, genus Alca

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\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.
 

 

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