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Definition of Little skate
1. Noun. Most plentiful skate in North American inshore waters in summer; to 21 inches.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Little Skate
Literary usage of Little skate
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Longman's Magazine by Charles James Longman (1890)
"... a portion of the horny case, the unborn little skate is exposed to view, curled
up like a tiny model in white plaster-of-Paris of the full-grown fish. ..."
2. Seaside and Wayside by Julia McNair Wright (1901)
"It has four sharp, curved horns, not long, curly ends; and the little skate comes
out of a hole in the middle, never at the end. ..."
3. Animal Life and Intelligence by Conwy Lloyd Morgan (1891)
"But the abundant supply of food-yolk gives the little skate which emerges a good
start in life. On the other hand, ..."
4. The Publications of the Champlain Society by Champlain Society (1908)
"One of them is probably the little skate or hedgehog ray, which occurs in this
region, while the other may be the rarer starry ray. ..."
5. Nature Readers: Sea-side and Way-side. No.1-4 by Julia McNair Wright (1888)
"It has four sharp, curved horns, not long, curly ends; and the little skate comes
out of a hole in the middle, never at the end. ..."
6. The Description and Natural History of the Coasts of North America (Acadia) by Nicolas Denys, William Francis Ganong, Victor Hugo Paltsits (1908)
"One of them is probably the little skate or hedgehog ray, which occurs in this
region, while the other may be the rarer starry ray. ..."
7. Synopsis of the Fishes of North America by David Starr Jordan, Charles Henry Gilbert (1882)
"Common Skate; little skate; Tobacco-box. Form rhomboid, with all the angles
rounded; spines largest on the anterior extensions of the pectorals, ..."
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