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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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But it was their 11th trip, this time to the Sound of Mull, which proved to be a real bonanza, with new club champion Kenny Greason and the second and third-placed men Derek Marsh and Paul Oliver sharing more than 100lbs of thornbacks, dogs and mackerel.
WITH 10 matches under their [...] by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
Seasoned boat angler Brian Travers won the day with two thornbacks and two dogfish caught from Benjoma, while the next best effort on this boat was Peter Lewis' ray and five dogfish.
Travers gets his hooks into pair of thornbacks; ANGLINGBRIEF by South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales)
As it stands only rockling and occasional flounder are showing, while anglers wait for the summer mackerel - or possibly thornbacks - to arrive.
Ray of light at Holderness; SEA SCENE by Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England)
 
 
 
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