skate purse
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Skate — Skate, n. [Icel. skata; cf. Prov. G. schatten, meer schatten, L. squatus, squatina, and E. shad.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of large, flat elasmobranch fishes of the genus {Raia}, having a long, slender tail, terminated by a small… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Skate sucker — Skate Skate, n. [Icel. skata; cf. Prov. G. schatten, meer schatten, L. squatus, squatina, and E. shad.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of large, flat elasmobranch fishes of the genus {Raia}, having a long, slender tail, terminated by a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Skate's egg — Skate Skate, n. [Icel. skata; cf. Prov. G. schatten, meer schatten, L. squatus, squatina, and E. shad.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of large, flat elasmobranch fishes of the genus {Raia}, having a long, slender tail, terminated by a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
skate|bar|row — «SKAYT BAR oh», noun. the egg case of a skate, ray, or other elasmobranch fish, often called a mermaid s purse. Its shape suggests a handbarrow … Useful english dictionary
Purse (disambiguation) — A purse is a large or small handbag in American English, and a small money container similar to a wallet in British English.Purse may also refer to: * Samaritan s Purse, a nondenominational evangelical Christian organization * Purse seine, a type … Wikipedia
Skate — Taxobox name = Skates image width = 220px image caption = Barndoor Skate, Dipturus laevis regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Chondrichthyes subclassis = Elasmobranchii superordo = Batoidea ordo = Rajiformes familia = Rajidae… … Wikipedia
Big skate — Conservation status … Wikipedia
Sea purse — (s[=e] p[^u]rs ). (Zo[ o]l.) The horny egg case of a skate, and of certain sharks. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mermaid's purse — Mermaid s purses (also known as Devil s Purses) are the normally empty egg cases of skates, sharks and rays. They are among the objects which are washed in by the sea, and can be found at the shore, at the furthest point of the high tide.The size … Wikipedia
mermaid's purse — noun the horny egg case of a skate, ray, or small shark … English new terms dictionary
