razorback whale

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• whale — whale1 /hwayl, wayl/, n., pl. whales, (esp. collectively) whale, v., whaled, whaling. n. 1. any of the larger marine mammals of the order Cetacea, esp. as distinguished from the smaller dolphins and porpoises, having a fishlike body, forelimbs… …   Universalium

• razorback — [rā′zərbak΄] n. 1. a wild hog, originating from domestic stock, of the S U.S., with a slender body, a ridged back, and long legs 2. a rorqual whale 3. a sharp, narrow ridge …   English World dictionary

• razorback — I noun 1. a mongrel hog with a thin body and long legs and a ridged back; a wild or semi wild descendant of improved breeds; found chiefly in the southeastern United States • Syn: ↑razorback hog, ↑razorbacked hog • Hypernyms: ↑swine 2. any of… …   Useful english dictionary

• razorback — finvalas statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Balaenoptera physalus angl. common finback; common finback whale; common finwhale; common rorqual; fin whale; finback; finback whale; finnar whale; finwhale;… …   Žinduolių pavadinimų žodynas

• Razorback (disambiguation) — Razorbacks are feral pigs that were brought to North America by the explorer Hernando de Soto during the mid 1550s.Razorback may also refer to:* The Fin Whale * Razorback (film), a 1984 Australian horror film * Razorback (band), a Filipino rock… …   Wikipedia

• razorback — Rorqual Ror qual, n. [Norw. rorqualus a whale with folds.] (Zo[ o]l.) A very large North Atlantic whalebone whale ({Physalus antiquorum}, or {Bal[ae]noptera physalus}). It has a dorsal fin, and strong longitudinal folds on the throat and belly.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• razorback — n. rorqual, finback whale, any of several species of whale with small dorsal fins; type of wild hog native to the southern United States …   English contemporary dictionary

• razorback — ra•zor•back [[t]ˈreɪ zərˌbæk[/t]] n. 1) mam a feral hog with a ridgelike back, common in the southern U.S 2) mam a finback or rorqual whale 3) gel a sharp, narrow ridge or range of hills 4) zool. Also, ra′zor•backed , ra′zor backed . having a… …   From formal English to slang

• fin whale — finback. [1880 85] * * * or finback whale or razorback whale or common rorqual Swift, slender bodied baleen whale (Balaenoptera physalus) named for the ridge on its back. It is 59–89 ft (18–27 m) long, with a triangular dorsal fin, short baleen,… …   Universalium

• USS Razorback (SS-394) — USS Razorback (SS 394), a Balao class submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the razorback, a species of whale ( Balaenoptera physalus ) found in the far southern reaches of the Pacific Ocean. Recently, the state… …   Wikipedia

• Fin whale — Finback redirects here. For the U.S. submarines of this name, see USS Finback. For the fictional character, see Finback (Transformers). Fin whale[1] A fin whale surfaces in the …   Wikipedia