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THORNBACK

\θˈɔːnbak], \θˈɔːnbak], \θ_ˈɔː_n_b_a_k]\

Definitions of THORNBACK

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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A European skate (Raia clavata) having thornlike spines on its back.
The large European spider crab or king crab (Maia squinado).

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

A European skate (Raia clavata) having thornlike spines on its back.
The large European spider crab or king crab (Maia squinado).

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

n. A fish of the ray kind marked by strong, short recurved spines on the back and tail, commonly found on the British and Irish coasts.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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