razorbill

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US/ˈɹeɪzɚˌbɪl/

noun

A large black and white auk of species Alca torda, native to the north Atlantic.

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lesser aukrazor-billed aukAlca torda
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Meanings

nounrazorbill (plural razorbills)

plural razorbills

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

    Synonyms: lesser auk

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA large black and white auk of species Alca torda, native to the north Atlantic.

Similar
lesser auk

More synonyms by meaning

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

Similar
razor-billed aukAlca torda
Broader
auk
Also see
lesser aukrazor-billed auk

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From razor + bill.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Bulgarian голяма гагарка
  • голяма гагарка (goljama gagarka)a large black and white auk, Alca torda
Catalan cauet, gavot
  • caueta large black and white auk, Alca torda
  • gavota large black and white auk, Alca torda
  • pingdaia large black and white auk, Alca torda
Danish alk
  • alka large black and white auk, Alca torda
Dutch alk
  • alka large black and white auk, Alca torda
Finnish ruokki
  • ruokkia large black and white auk, Alca torda
French pingouin
  • pingouina large black and white auk, Alca torda
German Tordalk
  • Tordalka large black and white auk, Alca torda
Hungarian alka
  • alkaa large black and white auk, Alca torda
Irish crosán
  • crosána large black and white auk, Alca torda
Norwegian Bokmål alke
  • alkea large black and white auk, Alca torda
Polish alka, alka zwyczajna
  • alkaa large black and white auk, Alca torda
  • alka zwyczajnaa large black and white auk, Alca torda
Portuguese torda-mergulheira
  • torda-mergulheiraa large black and white auk, Alca torda
Romanian alcă, pinguin nordic
  • alcăa large black and white auk, Alca torda
  • pinguin nordica large black and white auk, Alca torda
Russian гага́рка
  • гага́рка (gagárka)a large black and white auk, Alca torda
Slovak alka malá
  • alka maláa large black and white auk, Alca torda
Spanish alca
  • alcaa large black and white auk, Alca torda
Swedish tordmule
  • tordmulea large black and white auk, Alca torda
Turkish usturagaga
  • usturagagaa large black and white auk, Alca torda
Welsh gwalch y penwaig
  • gwalch y penwaiga large black and white auk, Alca torda
Cite this entry
APA

razorbill. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/razorbill

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“razorbill.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/razorbill. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “razorbill,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/razorbill.

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