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manta

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: manta

1
 n
a blanket that is used as a cloak or shawl
2
 n
extremely large pelagic tropical ray that feeds on plankton and small fishes; usually harmless but its size make it dangerous if harpooned
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: manta
1

n a blanket that is used as a cloak or shawl

Type of:
blanket, cover
bedding that keeps a person warm in bed
2

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

Synonyms:
devilfish, manta ray
Types:
Atlantic manta, Manta birostris
largest manta (to 22 feet across wings); found worldwide but common in Gulf of Mexico and along southern coasts of United States; primarily oceanic
Mobula hypostoma, devil ray
small manta (to 4 feet) that travels in schools
Type of:
ray
cartilaginous fishes having horizontally flattened bodies and enlarged winglike pectoral fins with gills on the underside; most swim by moving the pectoral fins
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