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Definition of Razor-fish

1. Noun. Any of several small wrasses with compressed sharp-edged heads of the West Indies and Mediterranean.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Razor-fish

Literary usage of Razor-fish

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1888)
"The razor-fish, or spout-fish, as it is commonly called, lies hidden beneath the smooth sand, at peace with himself and all the world. ..."

2. The Sea-fisherman: Comprising the Chief Methods of Hook and Line Fishing in by James C. Wilcocks (1884)
"THE SOLEN OR RAZOR FISH. The empty shells of this fish are constantly met with by seaside visitors on every sandy beach. They are both eaten and used as ..."

3. The Cruise of the Betsey: Or, A Summer Ramble Among the Fossiliferous by Hugh Miller (1860)
"The razor-fish had been brought us by the worthy catechist of the island. He had gone to the ebb in our special behalf, and had spent a tide in laboriously ..."

4. Fishes by David Starr Jordan (1907)
"The razor- fish ... is found in the Mediterranean as well as throughout the West Indies, where several other species of razor-fish also occur. ..."

5. A Guide to the Study of Fishes by David Starr Jordan (1905)
"The razor- fish ... is found in the Mediterranean as well as throughout the West Indies, where several other species of razor-fish also occur. ..."

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