Definition of razor fish
1a : 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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