Definition of Raja erinacea

1. Noun. Most plentiful skate in North American inshore waters in summer; to 21 inches.

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

Lexicographical Neighbors of Raja Erinacea

Raie Ultime
Raies Ultimes
Raillietina
Rain-giver
Rain-in-the-Face
Rainbow Brite
Raine
Rainer
Rainer Maria Rilke
Raines
Rainey's corpuscles
Raipur
Raisa
Raja
Raja batis
Raja erinacea
Raja laevis
Raja radiata
Rajab
Rajasthan
Rajasthani
Rajbari District
Rajesh
Raji cell
Raji cell binding test
Rajidae
Rajiformes
Rajindra
Rajiv

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 ..."

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