Razorbill

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

razorbill
    n 1: black-and-white northern Atlantic auk having a compressed
         sharp-edged bill [syn: {razorbill}, {razor-billed auk},
         {Alca torda}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Razorbill \Ra"zor*bill`\ (-b[i^]l`), n. (Zool.)
   (a) A species of auk ({Alca torda}) common in the Arctic
       seas. See {Auk}, and Illust. in Appendix.
   (b) See {Cutwater}, 3.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Cutwater \Cut"wa`ter\ (k[u^]t"w[add]`t[~e]r), n. (Naut.)
   1. The fore part of a ship's prow, which cuts the water.
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   2. A starling or other structure attached to the pier of a
      bridge, with an angle or edge directed up stream, in order
      better to resist the action of water, ice, etc.; the
      sharpened upper end of the pier itself.
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   3. (Zool.) A sea bird of the Atlantic ({Rhynchops nigra}); --
      called also {black skimmer}, {scissorsbill}, and
      {razorbill}. See {Skimmer}.
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