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spotted ray

DEFINITIONS OF: spotted ray

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n ray with back covered with white or yellow spots; widely distributed in warm seas

Synonyms:
Aetobatus narinari, spotted eagle ray
Type of:
eagle ray
powerful free-swimming tropical ray noted for `soaring' by flapping winglike fins; usually harmless but has venomous tissue near base of the tail as in stingrays
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