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Coryphaena novacula

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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   2. (Zo["o]l.) A task of a wild boar.

   {Razor fish}. (Zo["o]l.)
      (a) A small Mediterranean fish ({Coryph[ae]na novacula}),
          prized for the table.
      (b) The razor shell.

   {Razor grass} (Bot.), a West Indian plant ({Scleria
      scindens}), the triangular stem and the leaves of which
      are edged with minute sharp teeth.

   {Razor grinder} (Zo["o]l.), the European goat-sucker.

   {Razor shell} (Zo["o]l.), any marine bivalve shell belonging
      to Solen and allied genera, especially {Solen, or
      Ensatella, ensis, & Americana}, which have a long, narrow,
      somewhat curved shell, resembling a razor handle in shape.
      Called also {rasor clam}, {razor fish}, {knife handle}.

   {Razor stone}. Same as {Novaculite}.

   {Razor strap}, or {razor strop}, a strap or strop used in
      sharpening razors.
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