razorback
Americannoun
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a finback or rorqual.
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a wild or semiwild hog with a ridgelike back, common in the southern U.S.
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a sharp narrow ridge or range of hills.
adjective
noun
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Also called: finback. the common rorqual See rorqual
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a semiwild or wild pig of the southeastern US, having a narrow body, long legs, and a ridged back
Etymology
Origin of razorback
Example Sentences
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That's caused a loss of riparian forest, which supported birds and other wildlife, and pushed four native fish — humpback chub, bonytail chub, Colorado pikeminnow and razorback sucker — to the brink of extinction.
From Salon • Oct. 19, 2022
Lake Mead Fish Hatchery, which used to breed endangered razorback sucker and bonytail chub, ceased operations earlier this year when the lake dipped below the point where the hatchery drew its water.
From Washington Times • Sep. 17, 2022
It also follows a July Fish and Wildlife proposal to move another rare Colorado River fish, the razorback sucker, from endangered status to threatened.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 18, 2021
Iconic Disney Moment: The point at which Bernard saves Cody from the aforementioned crocodile trap by furiously riding in on a razorback pig he tamed with an animal-whispering technique.
From Time • Nov. 17, 2014
Shackleton and Worsley eyed the razorback ridges and glaciers that rose up into the clouds.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
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