| Common name | Boreal skate |
| Language | English |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
| Country | Australia |
| Locality | |
| Ref. | Last, P.R. and J.D. Stevens, 1994 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | primary lexeme |
| 1st modifier | locality/area |
| 2nd modifier | |
| Remarks | 'skate' from Old Norse 'skota' (p. 480, Ref. 11979); 'boreal', i.e., of relating to or located in northern regions, from Latin 'boreas', i.e., north wind, from Greek 'Boreas', i.e., the god of the north wind (p. 169, Ref. 11978). |