How to Use razorbill in a Sentence

razorbill

noun
Definition of razorbillnext
  • Murre and razorbill eggs from the island’s cliffs sit next to cookies in the cafe’s bakery case.
    — Cheryl Katz, Smithsonian, 17 Jan. 2017
  • The story of how one of Britain’s biggest seabird colonies, once full of puffins, guillemots and razorbills, went silent this year due to climate change is a devastating read, via the Guardian.
    — Aubrey Nagle, Philly.com, 4 June 2018
  • Those visitors who do come are likely to spot an abundance of wildlife, including dolphins, whales, seals, sheep herds numbering in the hundreds, razorbills, flocks of geese and more.
    — Shivani Vora, chicagotribune.com, 20 Aug. 2019
  • Despite its appearance, the great auk is actually a relative of razorbills and puffins, not of penguins.
    — The Conversation/jessica Emma Thomas, Ars Technica, 27 Dec. 2019
  • The Látrabjarg cliffs -- On the westernmost tip of Iceland is a 14-kilometer stretch of sea cliffs which are home to millions of birds including puffins, gannets, guillemots and razorbills.
    — Kate Springer, CNN, 8 Oct. 2017
  • The islands are also protected habitats for Manx shearwaters, northern fulmar, black-legged kittiwake, razorbill, guillemot, peregrine falcon and storm petrel.
    — Julia Blakely, Smithsonian, 11 Jan. 2018
  • But multiple international agencies have designated razorbills as worthy of conservation concern as well.
    — Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 24 June 2018

Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'razorbill.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Last Updated: