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Definition of Razorbill

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

Definition of Razorbill

1. n. A species of auk (Alca torda) common in the Arctic seas. See Auk, and Illust. in Appendix.

Definition of Razorbill

1. Noun. A large black and white auk, ''Alca torda'', native to the north Atlantic. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Razorbill

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Medical Definition of Razorbill

1. A species of auk (Alca torda) common in the Arctic seas. See Auk, and Illust. In Appendix. See Cutwater. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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Literary usage of Razorbill

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

1. The Nests and Eggs of British Birds: When and where to Find Them : Being a by Charles Dixon (1894)
"The site on which they are laid also prevents the slightest possible chance of confusion. Family ALCID^E. Genus ALCA. razorbill. ..."

2. A Natural History of the Globe: Of Man, of Beasts, Birds, Fishes, Reptiles by Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon, John Wright (1831)
"... Courier—The Flamingo—The Auk—The Great Auk—The razorbill—The Puffin—The Little Auk—The Tufted and Crested Auk, &c.—The Guillemot —The Foolish, Lesser, ..."

3. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"In habits the razorbill closely agrees with the true Guillemots, laying its single ... On the east side of the Atlantic the razorbill has its stations on ..."

4. The Natural History of Ireland by William Thompson, James R. Garrett, George Dickie (1851)
"The head of an adult razorbill, shot in the mouth of June 1838, ... Montagu, writing from Devonshire, remarks that "the razorbill is not seen with us in ..."

5. Proceedings of the Royal Physical Society of Edinburgh by Royal Physical Society of Edinburgh (1888)
"The razorbill is usually said to lay rather apart from the guillemot, but on the Ramna Stacks this is not so, probably owing to the guillemots being forced ..."

6. The Analyst: A Quarterly Journal of Science, Literature, Natural History by William Holl, Neville Wood, Edward Mammatt (1837)
"The Black Guillemot," also says Mr. Hewitson, " is not nearly so expert a diver as the razorbill or Common Guillemot, and when disturbed usually takes to ..."

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