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Any one of numerous species of large, flat elasmobranch fishes of the genus Raia, having a long, slender tail, terminated by a small caudal fin. The pectoral fins, which are large and broad and united to the sides of the body and head, give a somewhat rhombic form to these fishes. The skin is more or less spinose.
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firm, white, sting-ray shaped fish with meat similar to scallops
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Kite-shaped fish. The skate wing's delicious flesh is firm, white and sweet, not unlike that of a scallop or sole.
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large edible rays having a long snout and thick tail with pectoral fins continuous with the head; swim by undulating the edges of the pectoral fins
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a kind of ray - one of those big flat fish with a long thin tail
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a member of a family of cartilaginous fish species
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Firm, white and sweet-tasting, the wings of this kite-shaped fish are showing up on more and more menus.
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An egg-laying fish, related to sharks and rays, that has a cartilaginous skeleton, a broad, flat body and a pointed snout.
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