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Wild boar — Boar redirects here. For other uses, see Boar (disambiguation). Wild pig redirects here. For other uses, see Wild pig (disambiguation). For the German World War II Wild Boar night fighter tactic, see Wilde Sau. Wild Boar Temporal range: Early… … Wikipedia
Razor fish — Razor Ra zor (r[=a] z[ e]r), n. [OE. rasour, OF. rasur, LL. rasor: cf. F. rasoir, LL. rasorium. See {Raze}, v. t., {Rase}, v. t.] 1. A keen edged knife of peculiar shape, used in shaving the hair from the face or the head; also called a {straight … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
razor fish — Razor Ra zor (r[=a] z[ e]r), n. [OE. rasour, OF. rasur, LL. rasor: cf. F. rasoir, LL. rasorium. See {Raze}, v. t., {Rase}, v. t.] 1. A keen edged knife of peculiar shape, used in shaving the hair from the face or the head; also called a {straight … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
The Blue Boar — On the east side of Fish Street Hill, adjoining King s Head Court. It was so called before the Fire and had been devised to the poor of the parish of St. Margaret, Fish Street Hill. Part of the site was not rebuilt after the Fire, but… … Dictionary of London
boarfish — noun 1. fish with large eyes and long snouts • Hypernyms: ↑spiny finned fish, ↑acanthopterygian • Member Holonyms: ↑Antigonia, ↑genus Antigonia 2. fish with a projecting snout • Syn: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Boarfish — Boar fish , n. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) A Mediterranean fish ({Capros aper}), of the family {Caproid[ae]}; so called from the resemblance of the extended lips to a hog s snout. (b) An Australian percoid fish ({Histiopterus recurvirostris}), valued as a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Capros aper — Boarfish Boar fish , n. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) A Mediterranean fish ({Capros aper}), of the family {Caproid[ae]}; so called from the resemblance of the extended lips to a hog s snout. (b) An Australian percoid fish ({Histiopterus recurvirostris}), valued … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Histiopterus recurvirostris — Boarfish Boar fish , n. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) A Mediterranean fish ({Capros aper}), of the family {Caproid[ae]}; so called from the resemblance of the extended lips to a hog s snout. (b) An Australian percoid fish ({Histiopterus recurvirostris}), valued … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
boarfish — /bawr fish , bohr /, n., pl. (esp. collectively) boarfish, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) boarfishes. any of several fishes having a projecting snout, esp. a small, spiny rayed fish, Capros aper, of European waters. [1830 40;… … Universalium
