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Coryphaena novacula
--> 2. (Zo["o]l.) A task of a wild boar. 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, or Ensatella, ensis, & Americana, which have a long, narrow, somewhat curved shell, resembling a razor handle in shape. Called also rasor clam, razor fish, knife handle. Razor stone. Same as Novaculite. Razor strap, or razor strop, a strap or strop used in sharpening razors.

Meaning of Novacula from wikipedia

- philosophy, Occam's razor (also spelled Ockham's razor or Ocham's razor; Latin: novacula Occami) is the problem-solving principle that recommends searching for...
- The pearly razorfish (Xyrichtys novacula), commonly known as cleaver wr****e, is a species of wr****e. It is of minor importance to local commercial fisheries...
- of the Middle East. The name novaculite is derived from the Latin word novacula, meaning a sharp knife, dagger, or razor, in reference to its use in sharpening...
- Xyrichtys Species: X. javanicus Binomial name Xyrichtys javanicus (Bl****er, 1862) Synonyms Novacula javanica Bl****er, 1862 Iniistius javanicus (Bl****er, 1862)...
- The novacula razorbelly minnow (Salmostoma novacula) is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Salmostoma. Raghavan, R. & Ali, A. (2011). "Salmostoma...
- 1846 Novacula tetrazona Bl****er, 1858 Xyrichtys tetrazona (Bl****er, 1858) Iniistius mundicorpus Gill, 1862 Novacula carneoflava Peters, 1877 Novacula nigra...
- to dive into and move quickly through sand. Pearly razorfish (Xyrichtys novacula), showing strong lateral compression. Fivefinger razorfish (Iniistius pentadactylus)...
- folding-blade knives. The etymology of the word navaja is derived from the Latin novacula, meaning razor, and the Andalusian knife known as the navaja is thought...
- Salmostoma horai (Silas, 1951) Hora razorbelly minnow Salmostoma novacula (Valenciennes, 1840) Novacula razorbelly minnow Salmostoma orissaensis (Bănărescu, 1968)...
- razorfish) Xyrichtys mundiceps T. N. Gill, 1862 (Cape razorfish) Xyrichtys novacula (Linnaeus, 1758) (pearly razorfish) Xyrichtys rajagopalani Venkataramanujam...