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Rhynchops nigra

Cutwater \Cut"wa`ter\ (k[u^]t"w[add]`t[~e]r), n. (Naut.)

  1. The fore part of a ship's prow, which cuts the water.

  2. A starling or other structure attached to the pier of a bridge, with an angle or edge directed up stream, in order better to resist the action of water, ice, etc.; the sharpened upper end of the pier itself.

  3. (Zo["o]l.) A sea bird of the Atlantic ( Rhynchops nigra); -- called also black skimmer, scissorsbill, and razorbill. See Skimmer.