razorbill Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun black-and-white northern Atlantic auk having a compressed sharp-edged bill
    razor-billed auk; Alca torda.

WordNet


Ra"zor*bill noun
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) (a) A species of auk (Alca torda) common in the Arctic seas. See Auk, and Illust. in Appendix. (b) See Cutwater, 3.

Webster 1913