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razorbill

noun · 2 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.

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  • General-American: /ˈɹeɪzɚˌbɪl/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

A large black and white auk of species Alca torda, native to the north Atlantic.

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

black-and-white northern Atlantic auk having a compressed sharp-edged bill

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: razor-billed auk, Alca torda

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: auk

History

Etymology

From razor + bill.

Across languages

Translations

36 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Asturian: aráu de picu romu — a large black and white auk, Alca torda
  • Asturian: pitorru — a large black and white auk, Alca torda
  • Asturian: moveya — a large black and white auk, Alca torda
  • Asturian: calón — a large black and white auk, Alca torda
  • Bulgarian: голяма гагарка (goljama gagarka) — a large black and white auk, Alca torda
  • Catalan: cauet — a large black and white auk, Alca torda
  • Catalan: gavot — a large black and white auk, Alca torda
  • Catalan: pingdai — a large black and white auk, Alca torda
  • Danish: alk — a large black and white auk, Alca torda
  • Dutch: alk — a large black and white auk, Alca torda
  • Faroese: álka — a large black and white auk, Alca torda
  • Finnish: ruokki — a large black and white auk, Alca torda
  • French: pingouin — a large black and white auk, Alca torda
  • Galician: arao romeiro — a large black and white auk, Alca torda
  • Galician: buzaco — a large black and white auk, Alca torda
  • German: Tordalk — a large black and white auk, Alca torda
  • Greenlandic: apparluk — a large black and white auk, Alca torda
  • Hungarian: alka — a large black and white auk, Alca torda
  • Irish: crosán — a large black and white auk, Alca torda
  • Norman: godîn — a large black and white auk, Alca torda
  • Norman: bliu poffîn — a large black and white auk, Alca torda
  • Norwegian Bokmål: alke — a large black and white auk, Alca torda
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: alke — a large black and white auk, Alca torda
  • Polish: alka — a large black and white auk, Alca torda
  • Polish: alka zwyczajna — a large black and white auk, Alca torda
  • Portuguese: torda-mergulheira — a large black and white auk, Alca torda
  • Romanian: alcă — a large black and white auk, Alca torda
  • Romanian: pinguin nordic — a large black and white auk, Alca torda
  • Russian: гага́рка (gagárka) — a large black and white auk, Alca torda
  • Northern Sami: ruohkki — a large black and white auk, Alca torda
  • Northern Sami: hálka — a large black and white auk, Alca torda
  • Slovak: alka malá — a large black and white auk, Alca torda
  • Spanish: alca — a large black and white auk, Alca torda
  • Swedish: tordmule — a large black and white auk, Alca torda
  • Turkish: usturagaga — a large black and white auk, Alca torda
  • Welsh: gwalch y penwaig — a large black and white auk, Alca torda