razorbill in English

noun
1
a black-and-white auk (seabird) with a deep bill that is said to resemble a straight razor, found in the North Atlantic and Baltic Sea.
Along thousands of miles of coastline, you will see colonies of seabirds clustered in cliffs - gannets, puffins, guillemots, razorbills , and kittiwakes.

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1. Razorbill, or Razorbilled Auk (Alca terda): The Razorbill is the least numerous of the Atlantic Alcids and is re- stricted as a breeding bird in North America from Labrador south to Matinicus Rock, Maine

2. 15 words related to auk: sea bird, seabird, seafowl, Alcidae, family Alcidae, auklet, Alca torda, razorbill, razor-billed auk, dovekie, little auk, Plautus alle

3. 15 words related to Auk: sea bird, seabird, seafowl, Alcidae, family Alcidae, Auklet, Alca torda, razorbill, razor-billed Auk, dovekie, little Auk, Plautus alle

4. There is an abundance of wildlife attached to this area including several endangered species such as humpback and fin whales, and the sooty shearwater and razorbill Avifaunae

5. ‘The Bittern, a brown heron, came close to dying out six years ago and conservationists feared there were only 11 ‘booming’ males left.’ ‘For every obvious crossbill, razorbill, greenfinch, woodpecker, warbler, treecreeper, swift or flycatcher there is a mysterious wigeon, garganey, gadwall, Bittern, siskin, pipit, shrike or twite.’

6. Noun any of various diving birds of the family Alcidae of northern oceans having a heavy body, short tail, narrow wings, and a black-and-white plumage: order CharadriiformesSee also great Auk, razorbill Auk little Auk or dovekie a small short-billed Auk, Plautus alle, abundant in Arctic regions Word Origin for Auk