Definition of Barndoor skate

1. Noun. One of the largest skates (to 5 feet); an active skate easy to hook.

Exact synonyms: Raja Laevis
Generic synonyms: Skate
Group relationships: Genus Raja, Raja

Definition of Barndoor skate

1. Noun. ''Dipturus laevis'', one of the largest skates, native to the northwestern Atlantic ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Barndoor Skate

barn star
barn swallow
barn swallows
barnacle
barnacle goose
barnacled
barnaclelike
barnacles
barnacling
barnase
barnboard
barnboards
barnburner
barnburners
barndoor
barndoor skate (current term)
barndoor skates
barned
barnesite
barney
barneyed
barneying
barneys
barnfloor
barnfloors
barnful
barnfuls
barnidipine
barnier
barniest

Literary usage of Barndoor skate

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1. Evolution and Animal Life: An Elementary Discussion of Facts, Processes by David Starr Jordan, Vernon Lyman Kellogg (1907)
"... polygamous family of deer, buffalo, and the domestic cattle and sheep, the male is larger and more FIo. 197.—Egg case of the California barndoor skate. ..."

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