Razor fish. (Zoöl.) (a) A small Mediterranean fish (Coryphæna
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
(Zoöl.), the European goat-sucker. -- Razor shell (Zoöl.), 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
razor clam, razor fish, knife handle. -- Razor stone. Same as
Novaculite. -- Razor strap, or Razor strop, a strap or strop used in
sharpening razors.
Ra"zor*a*ble (-*b'l), a. Ready for the razor; fit to be shaved. [R.]
Shak.
Ra"zor*back` (-bk`), n. (Zoöl.) The rorqual.
Ra"zor-backed` (-bkt`), a. (Zoöl.) Having a sharp, lean, or thin back;
as, a razor-backed hog, perch, etc.
Ra"zor*bill` (-bl`), n. (Zoöl.) (a) A species of auk (Alca torda)
common in the Arctic seas. See Auk, and Illust. in Appendix. (b) See
Cutwater, 3.
Ra"zure (r"zhr; 135), n. [See Rasure.] 1. The act of erasing or
effacing, or the state of being effaced; obliteration. See Rasure.
Shak.