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stingray

DEFINITIONS OF: stingray

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n large venomous ray with large barbed spines near the base of a thin whiplike tail capable of inflicting severe wounds

Types:
Dasyatis centroura, roughtail stingray
one of the largest stingrays; found from Cape Cod to Cape Hatteras
butterfly ray
a stingray with a short tail and a broad fin
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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