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PRONUNCIATION OF THORNBACK

thornback  [ˈθɔːnˌbæk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF THORNBACK

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Thornback is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES THORNBACK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of thornback in the English dictionary

The definition of thornback in the dictionary is a European ray, Raja clavata, having a row of spines along the back and tail. Other definition of thornback is a similar fish, Platyrhinoidis triseriata, of the Pacific Ocean.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH THORNBACK


bareback
ˈbɛəˌbæk
callback
ˈkɔːlˌbæk
cashback
ˈkæʃˌbæk
comeback
ˈkʌmˌbæk
cornerback
ˈkɔːnəˌbæk
feedback
ˈfiːdˌbæk
finback
ˈfɪnˌbæk
flashback
ˈflæʃˌbæk
greenback
ˈɡriːnˌbæk
hatchback
ˈhætʃˌbæk
hold-back
ˈhəʊldˌbæk
horseback
ˈhɔːsˌbæk
loanback
ˈləʊnˌbæk
outback
ˈaʊtˌbæk
paperback
ˈpeɪpəˌbæk
playback
ˈpleɪˌbæk
runback
ˈrʌnˌbæk
sunback
ˈsʌnˌbæk
throwback
ˈθrəʊˌbæk
turnback
ˈtɜːnˌbæk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE THORNBACK

thorn
thorn apple
thorn bush
thorn moth
thornbill
thornbill warbler
Thorndike
Thorndike´s law
Thorndike´s law of effect
thornhedge
Thornhill
thornier
thorniest
thornily
thorniness
thornless
thornlike
thornproof
thornset
thorntree

WORDS THAT END LIKE THORNBACK

back
back to back
back-to-back
bounce back
drawback
fallback
get back
go back
hardback
hold back
laid-back
look back
lower back
pat on the back
positive feedback
quarterback
sit back
snapback
splashback
upper back

Synonyms and antonyms of thornback in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «thornback» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF THORNBACK

Find out the translation of thornback to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of thornback from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «thornback» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

thornback
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

thornback
570 millions of speakers

English

thornback
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

thornback
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

thornback
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Thornback
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

thornback
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

thornback
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bouclée
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kejang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Nagel
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

サカタザメ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

thornback
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Thornback
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thornback
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

thornback
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

थोरबॅक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

thornback
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Thornback
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nabijana
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Thornback
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

thornback
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

καλκανόβατος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

stekelrog
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Thornback
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Thornback
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of thornback

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «THORNBACK»

The term «thornback» is regularly used and occupies the 87.758 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «THORNBACK» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about thornback

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THORNBACK»

Discover the use of thornback in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to thornback and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Electric Sense of the Thornback Ray, Platyrhinoidis ...
Elasmobranch fishes use their electroreceptive organs, the Ampullae of Lorenzini, to sense DC and low-frequency electric fields in the ocean.
Ivan F. Gonzalez, 2008
2
Medicinal Applications of Coordination Chemistry
This book is ideal for researchers in academia and industry and comes complete with examples of real life applications.
Chris J. Jones, John Thornback, 2007
3
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships
Thornback A slender member of the shark family native to northern Atlantic waters ranging from the temperate to the arctic. The thornback has a long pointed snout and a sharp spine at the end of each dorsal fin. (SS-418: dp. 1,570 (surf.) ...
James L. Mooney, 1981
4
Thornback Guitarfish
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The thornback guitarfish (Platyrhinoidis triseriata) is a species of ray in the family Platyrhinidae, and the only member of its genus.
Jesse Russell, Ronald Cohn, 2012
5
A treatise of all sorts of foods: both animal and vegetable: ...
Remark The Thornback is a Sea-Fish well-known. It has' a good Taste, and is much us'd for Food. It multiplies apace, and therefore is common enough. It feeds upon small Fishes, and lives in miry and dirty Places in the Sea near the Shore.
Louis Lémery, 1745
6
Reef Sharks and Rays of the World
There are five species in the thornback ray family. They are similar in overall appearance to the guitarfish, but differ by having two slender pieces of cartilage extending from the skull to the tip of the snout (rhinobatids have only one), a broadly ...
Scott W. Michael, 2005
7
The Thornback Fish
Kim Joo-young is one of Korea's best selling authors. Hong-O has sold around 250,000 copies since its publication in January of 1998. The English name of this novel is The Thornback Fish and runs a little over 100,000 words.
Kim Joo-young, Daniel Allen Friedlander, 2013
8
Rajiformes: Common Skate, Thornback Ray, Brazilian Cownose ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Source Wikipedia, Books Llc, Books Group, 2010
9
Compendium of Trace Metals and Marine Biota: Volume 2: ...
Jefferies, D.F., Hewett, C.J., 1971. The accumulation and excretion of radioactive caesium by the plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) and the thornback ray (Raja clavata). J. Mar. Biol. Assoc. UK 51, 411–422. Jeffree, R.A., Warnau, M., Oberhansli, ...
Ronald Eisler, 2009
10
Fishing For Dummies
Thornback. Ray: Watch. those. spines. Probably the most likely ray the angler will encounter is the thornback, so named because of the thornlike growths on its back and tail. These are not poisonous, but worthy of respect all the same.
Peter Kaminsky, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THORNBACK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term thornback is used in the context of the following news items.
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All at sea with John Popplewell: Lack of mackerel is a blow to tope …
It's also the same with the thornback rays. There are still some small rays but the bigger ones have headed for deeper water and, to be honest, this is what we ... «Halstead Gazette, Jul 15»
2
Dolphins on the horizon, so summer's on the way!
Elsewhere, Silloth prom is producing dogfish and thornback ray, along with dabs and flounders. Filey Bridge has seen bags of up to eight codling up to 4lb. «Sunderland Echo, May 15»
3
All at sea with John Popplewell
With strong winds buffeting the coast, the boats that managed to get afloat at the beginning of the week reaped the benefits as the codling and thornbacks were ... «Clacton and Frinton Gazette, Apr 15»
4
Spring has sprung for anglers on the East Coast
It looks like the spring run has finally arrived, with thornback rays and dogfish arriving on our East Coast beaches. Walton Pier has to be the top spot at the ... «Gazette, Mar 15»
5
Morning high tides cause a stir
The only difference is that a few thornback rays are now being caught, ... However, they are also starting to see more of those first spring-run thornback rays. «Clacton and Frinton Gazette, Mar 15»
6
Crawley teachers travel to Rwanda to deliver pupils' gifts
As a result of their fundraising, teachers Todd Thornback and Justina Shelley travelled to Rwanda to deliver blackboard paint and basketballs to the Groupe ... «Crawley Observer, Mar 15»
7
Tiny fish shows it's not camera-shy - as it PHOTOBOMBS trio of divers!
The Thornback Trunkfish, who was swimming on his own, took a liking to the underwater snappers and playfully interacted with them. Fascinated by their ... «Express.co.uk, Sep 14»
8
'Sea monster' of Weston Beach identified by Seaquarium
David McCubbin of Seaquarium Weston said: "The thornback ray is also known as the thornback skate and the colour and patterns seen on this ray is often ... «Cheddar Valley Gazette, Jul 14»
9
The Most Innovative Marketing Campaigns In Music
Inertia's Marketing and Communications Director Pam Thornback, a lecturer at the Australian Institute of Music in Sydney, proved this point as she shared her ... «Tone Deaf, Jun 14»
10
Rays an unusual catch up and down North East coast
THORNBACK and spotted rays are still the hot topic among anglers, with these fish being caught anywhere between Horden Beach and Roker Pier. «Sunderland Echo, Mar 14»

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