Thornback

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Thornback \Thorn"back`\, n.
     1. (Zool.) A European skate ({Raia clavata}) having thornlike
        spines on its back.
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     2. (Zool.) The large European spider crab or king crab ({Maia


        squinado}).
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