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English adjective: razorback

1. razorback having a sharp narrow back


SamplesA razor-backed horse.
Razorback hogs.


Synonymsrazor-backed


Similarbacked


Antonymsbackless


English noun: razorback

1. razorback (animal) 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


Synonymsrazorback hog, razorbacked hog


Broader (hypernym)swine

2. razorback (animal) any of several baleen whales of the family Balaenopteridae having longitudinal grooves on the throat and a small pointed dorsal fin


Synonymsrorqual


Broader (hypernym)baleen whale, whalebone whale


Narrower (hyponym)Balaenoptera acutorostrata, Balaenoptera borealis, Balaenoptera physalus, common rorqual, fin whale, finback, finback whale, lesser rorqual, minke whale, piked whale, sei whale


Member meronymBalaenopteridae, family Balaenopteridae









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