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razorback

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ra·zor·back  (rzr-bk)
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.
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Noun1.razorbackrazorback - 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 States
swine - stout-bodied short-legged omnivorous animals
2.razorbackrazorback - any of several baleen whales of the family Balaenopteridae having longitudinal grooves on the throat and a small pointed dorsal fin
baleen 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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