escurçana
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Catalan
Etymology
From escurçó (“viper”) with a change of suffix.
Pronunciation
Noun
escurçana f (plural escurçanes)
- a stingray, especially the common stingray (Dasyatis pastinaca) or the roughtail stingray (Bathytoshia centroura)
Synonyms
- (roughtail stingray): escurçana clavellada, romeguera
Derived terms
Further reading
- “escurçana” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.