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spinebacks

spinebacks is the plural of spineback.

Meaning of spineback

Noun

spineback (plural spinebacks)

  1. A fish with spines in, or in front of, the dorsal fins, such as the Notacanthus sexpinis or the spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias).
  2. A spineback hairy crab, of species Pilumnus sayi

Questions about spinebacks

What is spinebacks the plural of?
Spinebacks is the plural of spineback.

Words near spinebacks in the dictionary

  1. spine-tailed swifts
  2. spine-tingler
  3. spine-tinglers
  4. spine-tingling
  5. spineback
  6. spinebacks
  7. spinebill
  8. spinebills
  9. spineboard
  10. spineboards
  11. spinebuster

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