Stingray

//ˈstɪŋˌɹeɪ// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any of various large, venomous rays, of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes, having a barbed, whiplike tail.
  2. 2
    large venomous ray with large barbed spines near the base of a thin whiplike tail capable of inflicting severe wounds wordnet
  3. 3
    A device that simulates a cell tower, used to intercept cell phone communications. US

    "The device mimics a cell phone tower and gets the phone to connect to it. […] Once a signal is found, the stingray measures its strength and can provide a general location on the map."

Example

More examples

"“One of the fun things about some of the fossils is, they tell stories,” Bowen said, pointing to a fossilized stingray hanging on the shop wall."

Etymology

From sting + ray.

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