Standard Lemma guide

razorback

name · noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˈɹeɪzɚˌbæk/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɹeɪzəˌbæk/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: R EY1 Z ER0 B AE2 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A locality in the Wollondilly council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A feral pig.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Southeastern, US, informal

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

The rorqual or finback whale.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

having a sharp narrow back

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a razor-backed horse
  • razorback hogs

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: razor-backed

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

any of several baleen whales of the family Balaenopteridae having longitudinal grooves on the throat and a small pointed dorsal fin

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: rorqual

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: baleen whale, whalebone whale

Narrower terms: finback, finback whale, fin whale, common rorqual, Balaenoptera physalus, sei whale, Balaenoptera borealis, lesser rorqual, piked whale, minke whale, Balaenoptera acutorostrata

6

noun

Meaning 6

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: razorback hog, razorbacked hog

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: swine

History

Etymology

From razor + back.

Real reading context

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