RAZOR-BILLED AUK

Meaning of RAZOR-BILLED AUK in English

/ray"zeuhr bild'/

a black and white auk, Alca torda, of the American and European coasts of the northern North Atlantic, having a compressed black bill encircled by a white band. Also called razorbill . See illus. under auk .

[ 1815-25 ]

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RAZOR-BILLED AUK — noun see: razorbill
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
RAZOR-BILLED AUK — noun see razorbill 1
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RAZOR-BILLED AUK — see razorbill
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
RAZOR-BILLED AUK — also called Razorbill (Alca torda), black and white seabird of the North Atlantic, bearing a sharp, heavy, compressed beak. About …
Britannica English vocabulary
RAZOR-BILLED AUK — гагарка (Alca torda)
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
RAZOR-BILLED AUK — гагарка ( Alca torda )
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
AUK — Airport Name : Alakanuk Airport Airport Location : Alakanuk, Alaska, United States IATA Code : AUK ICAO Code : n.a.
Airport Code English Dictionary
RAZOR — rasuore, rasette. ~ BLADE: lámine rasatori, lamette
English interlingue dictionary
RAZOR — barbas;labaha
English-Visayan vocabulary
RAZOR — noun see: rase Date: 14th century a keen-edged cutting instrument for shaving or cutting hair
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BILLED — adjective having a bill especially of a specified kind
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
AUK — noun Etymology: Norwegian or Icelandic alk, alka, from Old Norse ālka Date: 1674 any of several black-and-white short-necked diving seabirds …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
AUK — In general, any of 22 species of diving birds (family Alcidae), especially the little auk and the razorbill, or razor-billed …
Английский словарь Британика
RAZOR — I. ˈrāzə(r) noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English rasour, from Old French raseor, from raser to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AUK — I. ˈȯk noun ( -s ) Etymology: Norwegian or Icelandic alk, alka, from Old Norse ālka; akin to Latin olor …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BILLED — ˈbild adjective Etymology: Middle English biled, from bile + -ed : having a bill a thick- billed bird a long- …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RAZOR — (v. t.) A tusk of a wild boar.
Английский словарь Webster
RAZOR — (v. t.) A keen-edged knife of peculiar shape, used in shaving the hair from the face or the head.
Английский словарь Webster
BILLED — (a.) Furnished with, or having, a bill, as a bird; -- used in composition; as, broad-billed.
Английский словарь Webster
BILLED — (imp. & p. p.) of Bill
Английский словарь Webster
AUK — (n.) A name given to various species of arctic sea birds of the family Alcidae. The great auk, now extinct, …
Английский словарь Webster
RAZOR — ( v. t. ) A tusk of a wild boar.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
RAZOR — ( v. t. ) A keen-edged knife of peculiar shape, used in shaving the hair from the face or the …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BILLED — ( imp. & p. p. ) of Bill
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BILLED — ( a. ) Furnished with, or having, a bill, as a bird; -- used in composition; as, broad-billed.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
AUK — ( n. ) A name given to various species of arctic sea birds of the family Alcidae. The great auk, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
RAZOR — — razorless , adj. /ray"zeuhr/ , n. 1. a sharp-edged instrument used esp. for shaving the face or trimming the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BILLED — /bild/ , adj. having a bill or beak, esp. one of a specified kind, shape, color, etc. (usually used in …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AUK — /awk/ , n. any of several usually black-and-white diving birds of the family Alcidae, of northern seas, having webbed feet …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BILLED — adj. charged
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
AUK — n. black and white seabird
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
BILLED — adjective : having a bill especially of a specified kind — usually used in combination spoon- billed
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
AUK — noun Etymology: Norwegian or Icelandic alk, alka, from Old Norse ālka Date: 1674 : any of several black-and-white short-necked diving …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
RAZOR — vt a tusk of a wild boar. 2. razor ·vt a keen-edged knife of peculiar shape, used in shaving the …
Webster English vocab
BILLED — impf & ·p.p. of bill. 2. billed ·adj furnished with, or having, a bill, as a bird; used in …
Webster English vocab
AUK — noun a name given to various species of arctic sea birds of the family alcidae. the great auk, now extinct, …
Webster English vocab
AUK — [ ɔ:k ] ■ noun a short-winged diving seabird of a family including the guillemot and puffin, typically black and …
Concise Oxford English vocab
BILLED — [billed] adj: having a bill of a specified kind--used in combination "spoon-billed"
Merriam-Webster English vocab
AUK — [auk] n [Norw or Icel alk, alka, fr. ON alka] (1674): any of several black-and-white short-necked diving seabirds (family Alcidae) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
RAZOR — keen-edged cutting implement for shaving or cutting hair. Prehistoric cave drawings show that clam shells, shark's teeth, and sharpened flints …
Britannica English vocabulary
AUK — in general, any of the 22 species (21 living) of diving birds of the family Alcidae (order Charadriiformes), but especially …
Britannica English vocabulary
RAZOR — razor BrE AmE ˈreɪz ə AmE \ - ə r ▷ razor|ed d ▷ razoring ˈreɪz ə r ɪŋ ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
AUK — auk BrE AmE ɔːk ɑːk ▷ auks ɔːks ɑːks
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
RAZOR — / ˈreɪzə(r); NAmE / noun an instrument that is used for shaving : an electric razor a cut-throat / safety …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AUK — / ɔːk; NAmE / noun a northern bird with short narrow wings that lives near the sea •• WORD ORIGIN …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RAZOR — ra ‧ zor /ˈreɪzə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: raseor , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AUK — auk /ɔːk $ ɒːk/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: Norwegian ; Origin: Icelandic alk , alka …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
RAZOR — n. & v. --n. an instrument with a sharp blade used in cutting hair esp. from the skin. --v.tr. 1 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
AUK — n. any sea diving-bird of the family Alcidae, with heavy body, short wings, and black and white plumage, e.g. the …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
RAZOR — n. & v. n. an instrument with a sharp blade used in cutting hair esp. from the skin. v.tr. 1 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
AUK — n. any sea diving-bird of the family Alcidae, with heavy body, short wings, and black and white plumage, e.g. the …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
RAZOR — n. & v. --n. an instrument with a sharp blade used in cutting hair esp. from the skin. --v.tr. 1. …
Oxford English vocab
AUK — n. any sea diving-bird of the family Alcidae, with heavy body, short wings, and black and white plumage, e.g. the …
Oxford English vocab
RAZOR — ( razors) A razor is a tool that people use for shaving. N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
-BILLED — -billed combines with adjectives to indicate that a bird has a beak of a particular kind or appearance. ...yellow-billed ducks. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AUK — ( auks) An auk is a seabird with a heavy body and short tail. N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AUK — (~s) An ~ is a seabird with a heavy body and short tail. N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
-BILLED — ~ combines with adjectives to indicate that a bird has a beak of a particular kind or appearance. ...yellow~ ducks. …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
RAZOR — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES cut-throat razor razor blade ▪ a razor blade razor blade razor sharp (= very sharp …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AUK — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE great ▪ The great auk is one of the few creatures whose final hours …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
RAZOR — [verb] [T]My hairdresser always razors (= cuts with a razor) my fringe to give a soft effect.
Cambridge English vocab
AUK — n. In general, any of 22 species of diving birds (family Alcidae), especially the little auk and the razorbill, or …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
BILLED — Synonyms and related words : Roman-nosed, aquiline, aquiline-nosed, beak-nosed, beak-shaped, beaked, bill-like, bill-shaped, booked, clawlike, crookbilled, crooked, crooknosed, down-curving, hamate, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
RAZOR — Beyond the scope of coolness, beyond being phat or being money. It may be used as an adjective, verb, noun …
Slang English vocab

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