long-billed marsh wren
Cistothorus palustris | American wren that inhabits tall reed beds |
sedge wren short-billed marsh wren
Cistothorus platensis | small American wren inhabiting wet sedgy meadows |
hadrosaur
hadrosaurus
duck-billed dinosaur | any of numerous large bipedal ornithischian dinosaurs having a horny duck-like bill and webbed feet, may have been partly aquatic |
| curassow | large crested arboreal game bird of warm parts of the Americas having long legs and tails, highly esteemed as game and food |
black-billed cuckoo
Coccyzus erythropthalmus | North American cuckoo, builds a nest and rears its own young |
ivorybill
ivory-billed woodpecker
Campephilus principalis | large black-and-white woodpecker of southern United States and Cuba having an ivory bill, nearly extinct |
platypus
duckbill duckbilled platypus
duck-billed platypus
Ornithorhynchus anatinus | small densely furred aquatic monotreme of Australia and Tasmania having a broad bill and tail and webbed feet, only species in the family Ornithorhynchidae |
razor clam
jackknife clam
knife-handle | marine clam having a long narrow curved thin shell |
boatbill
boat-billed heron
broadbill Cochlearius cochlearius | tropical American heron related to night herons |
razorbill
razor-billed auk
Alca torda | black-and-white northern Atlantic auk having a compressed sharp-edged bill |
thick-billed murre
Uria lomvia | a variety of murre |
pied-billed grebe
Podilymbus podiceps | American grebe having a black-banded whitish bill |
razor fish
razor-fish | any of several small wrasses with compressed sharp-edged heads of the West Indies and Mediterranean |
| razor | edge tool used in shaving |
| razor edge | an edge that is as sharp as the cutting side of a razor |
| safety razor | a razor with a guard to prevent deep cuts in the skin |
shaver
electric shaver
electric razor | a razor powered by an electric motor |
| straight razor | a razor with a straight cutting edge enclosed in a case that forms a handle when the razor is opened for use |
Occam's Razor
Ockham's Razor
principle of parsimony
law of parsimony | the principle that entities should not be multiplied needlessly, the simplest of two competing theories is to be preferred |
| razor | shave with a razor |
razorback
razor-backed | having a sharp narrow back, a razor-backed horse, razorback hogs |
| billed | having a beak or bill as specified, a thick-billed bird, a long-billed cap |
duckbill
duck-billed | having a beak resembling that of a duck, a duck-billed dinosaur |
short-beaked
short-billed | having a short beak |
| stout-billed | having a strong beak |
| straight-billed | having a straight beak |
| thick-billed | having a thick beak |
| razor-sharp | very clearly delineated, razor-sharp definition |
| razor-sharp | as sharp as a razor |