Manta

//ˈmæn.tə// name, noun

Definitions

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

Etymology

From Spanish manta (“blanket”).

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