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thornback
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thorn·back  (thôrnbk)
n.
1. A European ray (Raja clavata) having spines along the back.
2. A fish (Platyrhinoidis triseriata) of Pacific waters, related to the guitarfish.
thornback [ˈθɔːnˌbæk]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a European ray, Raja clavata, having a row of spines along the back and tail
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a similar fish, Platyrhinoidis triseriata, of the Pacific Ocean
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NATIONAL Museums Liverpool is asking us all to get involved in RayWatch, a conservation project helping to track threatened Thornback Rays in the Mersey and Liverpool Bay.
Adopt a ray and help track this endangered species; CLIMATE CHANGE by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
The Newport Sea Anglers roving competition was restricted to local beaches, but that didn't stop David McCann finding a useful thornback ray to win comfortably with 4.
IVOR pounds 578 BETTER OFF FOR DOING A CONGER by South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales)
Some shad, an occasional thornback ray and sometimes a bass or two have given anglers some action.
Coalfish just keep on coming; SEA SCENE by Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England)
 
 
 
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