Razorfish
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Any of various not closely related fish, including those of the genera Aeoliscus, Centriscus, and Xyrichtys.
- 2 The razor clam.
"We must dig hard to get the big “Razor-fish"—a clam with a shell that looks like an old-fashioned razor case, but open at either end. Fisher boys get the razor clam by pushing a kind of corkscrew into the sand […]"
Example
More examples"We must dig hard to get the big “Razor-fish"—a clam with a shell that looks like an old-fashioned razor case, but open at either end. Fisher boys get the razor clam by pushing a kind of corkscrew into the sand […]"
Etymology
From razor + fish.
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