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Definition of Raja erinacea
1. Noun. Most plentiful skate in North American inshore waters in summer; to 21 inches.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Raja Erinacea
Literary usage of Raja erinacea
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Fishes by David Starr Jordan (1907)
"The small tobacco- box skate, brown with black spots, abundant on the New England
coast, is Raja erinacea. The corresponding species in California is Raja ..."
2. Zoology for High Schools and Colleges by Alpheus Spring Packard (1886)
"The smallest and most common skate of our northeastern Atlantic coast is Raja
erinacea. It is one half of a metre (twenty inches) in length, and the males ..."
3. Zoology by Alpheus Spring Packard (1883)
"The smallest and most common skate of our northeastern Atlantic coast is Raja
erinacea. It is one half of a metre (twenty inches) in length, and the males ..."
4. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1899)
"The skates represented three species, Raja erinacea, ocellata and eglanteria,
all of which were sufficiently common. They were often found feeding in ..."
5. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1899)
"The skates represented three species, Raja erinacea, ocellata and eglanteria,
all of which were sufficiently common. They were often found feeding in ..."