razor fish

noun

1

a

: any of several small wrasses (genus Xyrichthys)

especially : a fish (X. psittacus) marked with bright red and blue and found especially in the Mediterranean and West Indies

b

southern Africa : a common heavily armored shrimpfish (Aeoliscus punctulatus) that is found in the Indian ocean

2

: razor clam

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