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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Ra·zor·bill n. Zool. (a) A species of auk (Alca torda) common in the Arctic seas. See Auk, and Illust. in Appendix. (b) See Cutwater, 3.
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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Auk n.  Zool. A name given to various species of arctic sea birds of the family Alcidæ. The great auk, now extinct, is Alca impennis (or  Plautus impennis) . The razor-billed auk is Alca torda.  See Puffin, Guillemot, and Murre.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 Alca torda
      n : black-and-white northern Atlantic auk having a compressed
          sharp-edged bill [syn: razorbill, razor-billed auk]