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RAZOR-BILLED AUK

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does razor-billed auk mean? 

RAZOR-BILLED AUK (noun)
  The noun RAZOR-BILLED AUK has 1 sense:

1. black-and-white northern Atlantic auk having a compressed sharp-edged billplay

  Familiarity information: RAZOR-BILLED AUK used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


RAZOR-BILLED AUK (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Black-and-white northern Atlantic auk having a compressed sharp-edged bill

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Alca torda; razor-billed auk; razorbill

Hypernyms ("razor-billed auk" is a kind of...):

auk (black-and-white short-necked web-footed diving bird of northern seas)

Holonyms ("razor-billed auk" is a member of...):

Alca; genus Alca (type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill)


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