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| skate [ skayt ] (plural skates or skate) |
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1. bottom-dwelling ocean food fish: a bottom-dwelling cartilaginous ocean fish with a flat body, very large flat pectoral fins, two small dorsal fins, a long snout, and short slender tail. Family Rajidae.
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2. cooked fish: the flesh of a skate as food
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| [14th century. < Old Norse skata] |
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