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Found 2 hits - Term: razor fish, Database: *, Strategy: prefix
[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
razor \ra"zor\ r=a"z~er, 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
      razor. "take thee a barber's razor." --ezek. v. 1.
      1913 webster

   2. a device used for shaving, having a replaceable blade with
      a very sharp edge; also called safety razor. also a
      similar device, made of plastic, in which the blade is
      neither replaceable nor can be sharpened, intended to be
      discarded after the blade dulls -- called a disposable
      razor.
      pjc

   3. zool. a tusk of a wild boar.
      1913 webster

   razor fish. zool.
      a a small mediterranean fish coryphaena novacula,
          prized for the table.
      b the razor shell.

   razor grass bot., a west indian plant scleria
      scindens, the triangular stem and the leaves of which
      are edged with minute sharp teeth.

   razor grinder zool., the european goat-sucker.

   razor shell zool., any marine bivalve shell belonging to
      solen and allied genera, especially solen ensis or
      ensatella ensis, and solen americana, which have a
      long, narrow, somewhat curved shell, resembling a razor
      handle in shape. called also razor clam, razor fish,
      knife handle.

   razor stone. same as novaculite.

   razor strap, or razor strop, a strap or strop used in
      sharpening razors.
      1913 webster
see also:
raze rase straight razor safety razor disposable razor razor fish 
coryphaena novacula razor grass scleria scindens razor grinder razor shell 
solen solen ensis ensatella ensis solen americana razor clam 
razor fish knife handle razor stone novaculite razor strap 
razor strop 
[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
razor fish
     n : any of several small wrasses with compressed sharp-edged
         heads of the west indies and mediterranean syn: razor-fish
see also:
razor-fish 

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