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
Results 1 - 8 of 8 found about razor fish: Bur Fish
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Bur Fish, definition of term: Bur Fish
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