razor-billed

razor-billed
\\| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ adjective or razorbill \\| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\
: having a razor-shaped bill

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  • Razor-billed Curassow — Conservation status Least Concern …   Wikipedia

  • razor-billed auk — /ray zeuhr bild / a black and white auk, Alca torda, of the American and European coasts of the northern North Atlantic, having a compressed black bill encircled by a white band. Also called razorbill. See illus. under auk. [1815 25] * * * ▪ bird …   Universalium

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  • razor-billed auk — ra′zor billed auk′ n. orn a black and white auk, Alca torda, of the N Atlantic, having a compressed black bill encircled by a white band. Also called ra′zor•bill • Etymology: 1815–25 …   From formal English to slang

  • razor-billed auk — noun see razorbill …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • razor-billed auk — noun black and white northern Atlantic auk having a compressed sharp edged bill • Syn: ↑razorbill, ↑Alca torda • Hypernyms: ↑auk • Member Holonyms: ↑Alca, ↑genus Alca * * * noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • razor-billed curassow — noun : any of several So. American curassows of the genus Mitu having a short laterally compressed bill with a knob on the culmen …   Useful english dictionary

  • razor-billedauk — ra·zor billed auk (rāʹzər bĭld ) n. A sea bird (Alca torda) of the northern Atlantic, having black and white plumage and a white ringed, flattened bill. * * * …   Universalium

  • razor-bill — n. Black billed auk (Alca torda) …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • Alagoas Curassow — Mounted skeleton at the AMNH Conservation status …   Wikipedia

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