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RAZORBACK
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any of several baleen whales of the family Balaenopteridae having longitudinal grooves on the throat and a small pointed dorsal fin
Synonyms:
razorback; rorqual
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("razorback" is a kind of...):
baleen whale; whalebone whale (whale with plates of whalebone along the upper jaw for filtering plankton from the water)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "razorback"):
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)
Holonyms ("razorback" is a member of...):
Balaenopteridae; family Balaenopteridae (rorquals; blue whales)
Sense 2
Meaning:
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
Synonyms:
razorback; razorback hog; razorbacked hog
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("razorback" is a kind of...):
swine (stout-bodied short-legged omnivorous animals)
Derivation:
razorback (having a sharp narrow back)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having a sharp narrow back
Example:
razorback hogs
Synonyms:
razor-backed; razorback
Classified under:
Similar:
backed (having a back or backing, usually of a specified type)
Derivation:
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 States)
