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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A kind of fabric or blanket used in Latin America and southwestern United States.
2. 2
   Acronym of multiaxis no-tail aircraft. US, abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
3. 3
   extremely large pelagic tropical ray that feeds on plankton and small fishes; usually harmless but its size make it dangerous if harpooned wordnet
4. 4
   Ellipsis of manta ray. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
5. 5
   a blanket that is used as a cloak or shawl wordnet

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A Grassfields language spoken in Cameroon.
2. 2
   A city and canton in Manabí province, Ecuador.

Synonyms

All synonyms

capecorduroycottondevilfishfabricfish

Example

More examples

"Each manta ray has been placed in a category depending on its unique underbelly markings."

Etymology

From Spanish manta (“blanket”).

Related phrases

Alfred mantagiant mantamanta ray

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.