ra·zor·back (r  z r-b k )n. 1. A semiwild hog of the southeast United States, having a narrow body with a ridged back. 2. See rorqual. 3. A sharp ridged hill. |
razorback [ˈreɪzəˌbæk]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) Also called finback another name for the common rorqual (see rorqual)
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a semiwild or wild pig of the southeastern US, having a narrow body, long legs, and a ridged back
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| Noun | 1. |  razorback - a mongrel hog with a thin body and long legs and a ridged back; a wild or semi-wild descendant of improved breeds; found chiefly in the southeastern United Statesswine - stout-bodied short-legged omnivorous animals |
| 2. |  razorback - any of several baleen whales of the family Balaenopteridae having longitudinal grooves on the throat and a small pointed dorsal finbaleen whale, whalebone whale - whale with plates of whalebone along the upper jaw for filtering plankton from the water Balaenopteridae, family Balaenopteridae - rorquals; blue whales Balaenoptera physalus, common rorqual, fin whale, finback, finback whale - large flat-headed whalebone whale having deep furrows along the throat; of Atlantic and Pacific Balaenoptera borealis, sei whale - similar to but smaller than the finback whale Balaenoptera acutorostrata, lesser rorqual, minke whale, piked whale - small finback of coastal waters of Atlantic and Pacific | |
| Adj. | 1. | razorback - having a sharp narrow back; "a razor-backed horse"; "razorback hogs" backed - having a back or backing, usually of a specified type |
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