razor-billedadj.

Brit.

/ˈreɪzəbɪld/, U.S.

/ˈreɪzərˌbɪld/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: razor n., billed adj.¹

Etymology: < razor n. + billed adj.¹ Compare earlier razorbill n.With razor-billed auk n. at Compounds compare later razorbill auk n. at razorbill n. Compounds.

Of a bird: having a deep, narrow bill likened to a cut-throat razor in shape.The bird mentioned in quot. 1748 is the smooth-billed ani, Crotophaga ani.

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the world > animals > birds > parts of or bird defined by > [adjective] > having beak or bill > with particular type of edge

razorbilla1705

razor-billed1748

saw-billed1785

toothed-billed1841

tooth-billed1862

saw-beaked1869

serratirostral-

1748 M. Catesby California App. 103 The Razor-billed Black-bird of Jamaica. This Bird is somewhat less than our Jack-daw.

1936 Kingsport (Tennessee) Times 17 Feb. 2/8 The double-wattled cassowary, not to be confused with the razor-billed or one-wattled cassowaries.

1973 Independent (Long Beach, Calif.) 18 May a22/1 The stricken murres, a species of razor-billed diving birds, were coated with oil believed to have come from some ship's storage bunkers.

Compounds

razor-billed auk n. now chiefly North American the razorbill, Alca torda; cf. razorbill auk n. at razorbill n. Compounds.

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1792 W. Lewin Birds Great-Brit. V. 23 Razor-billed Auk. Alca tordæ.

1823 Times 10 Oct. 3/2 The razor-billed auk (alca torda), and the puffin..frequent the coast of Andalusia during the winter season, and return to us in the spring.

1875 M. F. Sweetser Maritime Provinces 184 These isles are haunted by immense numbers of sea-birds, gannets, guillemots, puffins, kittiwakes, and razor-billed auks.

1993 Canad. Geographic May 9/2 (advt.) The experience of a lifetime awaits in the Bay of Fundy, with..a fascinating variety of seabirds, like puffins, razor-billed auks and petrels.

razor-billed curassow n. a curassow, Mitu tuberosa, having mostly blue-black plumage and a massive, deep bill of a reddish colour, occurring widely in southern Amazonia.Formerly considered to be conspecific with M. mitu, which is believed to be extinct in the wild.

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1829 E. Griffith et al. Cuvier's Animal Kingdom VIII. 6 Razor-billed Curassow.

1880 Amer. Naturalist 14 149 Recent arrivals at Zoölogical Garden, of Philadelphia:..4 razor-billed curassows (Mitua tuberosa).

1930 W. M. Mann Wild Animals in & out of Zoo xx. 244 I secured a pair of razor-billed curassows from a native and turned them loose on the ship on the voyage home.

1994 J. del Hoyo et al. Handbk. Birds of World II. 341 (caption) The photograph clearly illustrates the main characteristics which distinguish this species from the Razor-billed Currasow (Mitu tuberosa).

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	razor-billed
释义	razor-billedadj. Brit. /ˈreɪzəbɪld/, U.S. /ˈreɪzərˌbɪld/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: razor n., billed adj.¹ Etymology: < razor n. + billed adj.¹ Compare earlier razorbill n.With razor-billed auk n. at Compounds compare later razorbill auk n. at razorbill n. Compounds. Of a bird: having a deep, narrow bill likened to a cut-throat razor in shape.The bird mentioned in quot. 1748 is the smooth-billed ani, Crotophaga ani. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > parts of or bird defined by > [adjective] > having beak or bill > with particular type of edge razorbilla1705 razor-billed1748 saw-billed1785 toothed-billed1841 tooth-billed1862 saw-beaked1869 serratirostral- 1748 M. Catesby California App. 103 The Razor-billed Black-bird of Jamaica. This Bird is somewhat less than our Jack-daw. 1936 Kingsport (Tennessee) Times 17 Feb. 2/8 The double-wattled cassowary, not to be confused with the razor-billed or one-wattled cassowaries. 1973 Independent (Long Beach, Calif.) 18 May a22/1 The stricken murres, a species of razor-billed diving birds, were coated with oil believed to have come from some ship's storage bunkers. Compounds razor-billed auk n. now chiefly North American the razorbill, Alca torda; cf. razorbill auk n. at razorbill n. Compounds. ΚΠ 1792 W. Lewin Birds Great-Brit. V. 23 Razor-billed Auk. Alca tordæ. 1823 Times 10 Oct. 3/2 The razor-billed auk (alca torda), and the puffin..frequent the coast of Andalusia during the winter season, and return to us in the spring. 1875 M. F. Sweetser Maritime Provinces 184 These isles are haunted by immense numbers of sea-birds, gannets, guillemots, puffins, kittiwakes, and razor-billed auks. 1993 Canad. Geographic May 9/2 (advt.) The experience of a lifetime awaits in the Bay of Fundy, with..a fascinating variety of seabirds, like puffins, razor-billed auks and petrels. razor-billed curassow n. a curassow, Mitu tuberosa, having mostly blue-black plumage and a massive, deep bill of a reddish colour, occurring widely in southern Amazonia.Formerly considered to be conspecific with M. mitu, which is believed to be extinct in the wild. ΚΠ 1829 E. Griffith et al. Cuvier's Animal Kingdom VIII. 6 Razor-billed Curassow. 1880 Amer. Naturalist 14 149 Recent arrivals at Zoölogical Garden, of Philadelphia:..4 razor-billed curassows (Mitua tuberosa). 1930 W. M. Mann Wild Animals in & out of Zoo xx. 244 I secured a pair of razor-billed curassows from a native and turned them loose on the ship on the voyage home. 1994 J. del Hoyo et al. Handbk. Birds of World II. 341 (caption) The photograph clearly illustrates the main characteristics which distinguish this species from the Razor-billed Currasow (Mitu tuberosa). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1748
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