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thorn⋅back

  [thawrn-bak]
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–noun
1. a skate, Raja clavata, of European waters, having short spines on the back and tail.
2. a California ray, Platyrhinoidis triseriatus, belonging to the guitarfish group.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME; see thorn, back 1
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thorn·back   (thôrn'bāk')   
n.  

  1. A European ray (Raja clavata) having spines along the back.

  2. A fish (Platyrhinoidis triseriata) of Pacific waters, related to the guitarfish.

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