noun
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
• Hypernyms: ↑swine
2. any of several baleen whales of the family Balaenopteridae having longitudinal grooves on the throat and a small pointed dorsal fin
• Syn: ↑rorqual
• Hypernyms: ↑baleen whale, ↑whalebone whale
• Hyponyms:
↑finback, ↑finback whale, ↑fin whale, ↑common rorqual, ↑Balaenoptera physalus, ↑sei whale, ↑Balaenoptera borealis, ↑lesser rorqual, ↑piked whale, ↑minke whale, ↑Balaenoptera acutorostrata
• Member Holonyms: ↑Balaenopteridae, ↑family Balaenopteridae
adjective
having a sharp narrow back
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a razor-backed horse
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razorback hogs
• Syn: ↑razor-backed
• Similar to: ↑backed
Useful english dictionary. 2012.