thornback

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

n.


special name for one of theStingrays, Raia lemprieri, Richards., or Rajarostata, Castln., family Raijdae.

1875. `Melbourne Spectator,' Aug. 28, p. 201, col. 3:

«A thornback skate . . . weighing 109 lbs., has been caught. . . at North Arm, South Australia.»

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