Razorback

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Razorback \Ra"zor*back`\ (r[=a]"z[~e]r*b[a^]k`), n. (Zool.)
     The rorqual.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Rorqual \Ror"qual\, n. [Norw. rorqualus a whale with folds.]
     (Zool.)
     A very large North Atlantic whalebone whale ({Physalus
     antiquorum}, or {Balaenoptera physalus}). It has a dorsal
     fin, and strong longitudinal folds on the throat and belly.
     Called also {razorback}.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: It is one of the largest of the whales, somethimes
           becoming nearly one hundred feet long, but it is more
           slender than the right whales, and is noted for its
           swiftness. The name is sometimes applied to other
           related species of finback whales.
           [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  razorback
       adj : having a sharp narrow back; "a razor-backed horse";
             "razorback hogs" [syn: {razor-backed}]
       n 1: 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 [syn: {razorback
            hog}, {razorbacked hog}]
       2: any of several baleen whales of the family Balaenopteridae
          having longitudinal grooves on the throat and a small
          pointed dorsal fin [syn: {rorqual}]