razorback

razorback
    adj 1: having a sharp narrow back; "a razor-backed horse";
           "razorback hogs" [syn: {razorback}, {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}, {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}, {razorback}]
    

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