RAZORBILL

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

Alca torda; razor-billed auk; razorbill

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Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("razorbill" is a kind of...):

auk (black-and-white short-necked web-footed diving bird of northern seas)

Holonyms ("razorbill" is a member of...):

Alca; genus Alca (type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill)

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