Manta ray

//ˈmæntə ɹeɪ// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any of several very large pelagic rays formerly of the genus Manta, now placed in genus Mobula, with winglike pectoral fins, a long tail, and two fins resembling horns that project from the head.

    "My favorite are the manta rays. We watch them wing past. The have the largest brain of any fish, I remember."

  2. 2
    extremely large pelagic tropical ray that feeds on plankton and small fishes; usually harmless but its size make it dangerous if harpooned wordnet

Etymology

From Spanish manta (“blanket”); according to Jorge Juan y Santacilia and Antonio de Ulloa, so called “for being broad and long like a quilt”.

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