thornback

n. 刺鱼

词形变化

thornbacks 复数 thornbacks

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Any animal with a thorny back, especially marine animals, such as:

    The thornback guitarfish (Platyrhinoidis triseriata), a species of ray in the north-eastern Pacific Ocean.

  2. 2.

    Any animal with a thorny back, especially marine animals, such as:

    The thornback ray or thornback skate (Raja clavata), a species of ray in the Atlantic Ocean.

  3. 3.

    Any animal with a thorny back, especially marine animals, such as:

    The thornback skate (Dentiraja lemprieri), a fish endemic to Australia.

  4. 4.

    A woman over a certain age (variously 26 or 30) who has never married, older than a spinster.

    古体

    [A] society of honest gentlemen [is holding a lottery] for the benefit of all single ladies, widows, maids, or thornbacks […]

词源

From Middle English thornbak; equivalent to thorn + back.

来源：wiktionary