Thornback Definition

thôrnbăk
noun
Any of several European rays with many tubercles on the back and a double row of spines on the tail.
Webster's New World
A guitarfish (Platyrhinoidis triseriata) with spines on the back, found in the Pacific.
Webster's New World
A large European spider crab (Maja squinado) with a spiny back.
Webster's New World
Any animal with a thorny back, especially marine animals, such as:
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Other Word Forms of Thornback

Noun

Singular:
thornback
Plural:
thornbacks

Origin of Thornback

Thornback Sentence Examples

  • Anglers who fish the beach area on a regular basis report taking the occasional thornback ray and also a few decent-sized turbot.

  • The purses of the thornback ray are around 60mm long with pointed corners, rather than the sticky threads found in dogfish.

  • Ms Thornback suggested the Forum Working Group pursue the theme of values, perhaps using the Mount Cameroon project as concrete example.

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