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skate

29 ENTRIES FOUND:

1skate

noun \ˈskāt\
plural skates also skate

Definition of SKATE

: any of a family (Rajidae, especially genus Raja) of rays with the pectoral fins greatly developed giving the fish a flat diamond shape

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Origin of SKATE

Middle English scate, from Old Norse skata
First Known Use: 14th century

Other Fishes Terms

char, chum, ichthyology, smelt, tetra, turbot

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