[
US
/ˈɹeɪzɝˌbæk/
]
[ UK /ɹˈeɪzəbˌæk/ ]
[ UK /ɹˈeɪzəbˌæk/ ]
NOUN
- any of several baleen whales of the family Balaenopteridae having longitudinal grooves on the throat and a small pointed dorsal fin
- 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
ADJECTIVE
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having a sharp narrow back
razorback hogs
a razor-backed horse
How To Use razorback In A Sentence
- That week Sports Illustrated had me on the cover in a Razorback jogging suit; the article inside included a picture of me palming a basketball.
- The long-range goal of the project is to reintroduce the razorback sucker into the river just above Imperial Dam.
- We learned that razorbacks live on the bottom of the river where they eat zooplankton, bugs, and river bottom ooze off the rocks and mud.
- The pig known as the razorback is often associated with the state of Arkansas.
- These include the bonytail chub, humpback chub, Sonora chub, Chihuahua chub, beautiful shiner, Pecos bluntnose shiner, razorback sucker, Colorado squawfish, Pyramid Lake cui-ui and Lahontan cutthroat trout. North American Deserts ecoregion (CEC)
- We bundled up in our heaviest clothing, packed lots of food and drinks, and ascended the razorback ridge known as Section 21.
- This thing was like a razorback but with a deep shag like a mammoth and a tail more like a snake than a tail, and with a big tuft of hair on the end.
- razorback hogs
- You've got the razorback, which is tough, all muscle.
- The terrain covered each day would include climbing razorback ridges with spectacular views, rock hopping along creek beds surrounded by tall cliffs, travelling through rocky gorges, and the occasional picturesque waterhole.