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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: razor clam (0.00889 detik)
Found 2 items, similar to razor clam.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: razor clam razor clam n : marine clam having a long narrow curved thin shell [syn: jackknife clam , knife-handle]
English → English (gcide) Definition: razor clam Razor \Ra"zor\ (r[=a]"z[~e]r), n. [OE. rasour, OF. rasur, LL. rasor: cf. F. rasoir, LL. rasorium. See Raze, v. t., Rase, v. t.] 1. A keen-edged knife of peculiar shape, used in shaving the hair from the face or the head; also called a straight razor . “Take thee a barber's razor.” --Ezek. v. 1. [1913 Webster] 2. a device used for shaving, having a replaceable blade with a very sharp edge; also called safety razor. Also a similar device, made of plastic, in which the blade is neither replaceable nor can be sharpened, intended to be discarded after the blade dulls -- called a disposable razor . [PJC] 3. (Zo["o]l.) A tusk of a wild boar. [1913 Webster] Razor fish. (Zo["o]l.) (a) A small Mediterranean fish (Coryph[ae]na novacula), prized for the table. (b) The razor shell. Razor grass (Bot.), a West Indian plant (Scleria scindens ), the triangular stem and the leaves of which are edged with minute sharp teeth. Razor grinder (Zo["o]l.), the European goat-sucker. Razor shell (Zo["o]l.), any marine bivalve shell belonging to Solen and allied genera, especially Solen ensis (or Ensatella ensis), and Solen Americana, which have a long, narrow, somewhat curved shell, resembling a razor handle in shape. Called also razor clam, razor fish, knife handle. Razor stone. Same as Novaculite. Razor strap, or razor strop, a strap or strop used in sharpening razors. [1913 Webster]

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