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skate2

Pronunciation: /skeɪt/

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Definition of skate

noun (plural same or skates)

a typically large marine fish of the ray family with a cartilaginous skeleton and a flattened diamond-shaped body.
- Family Rajidae: numerous species, in particular the commercially valuable Raja batis
[mass noun] the flesh of a skate or thornback used as food.