What does "razorbill" mean?

A large black and white auk of species Alca torda, native to the north Atlantic.

How do you pronounce "razorbill"?

Pronounced //ˈɹeɪzɚˌbɪl//.

Common synonyms include: alca torda, lesser auk, lesser auk, magpie, razor billed auk, razor-billed auk.

//ˈɹeɪzɚˌbɪl// noun

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Noun

1
A large black and white auk of species Alca torda, native to the north Atlantic.
2
black-and-white northern Atlantic auk having a compressed sharp-edged bill wordnet

"There were razorbill footprints in the sand."

From razor + bill.

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.