raya

Definitions of raya
  1. noun
    large edible rays having a long snout and thick tail with pectoral fins continuous with the head; swim by undulating the edges of the pectoral fins
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    type of:
    ráyido
    cartilaginous fishes having horizontally flattened bodies and enlarged winglike pectoral fins with gills on the underside; most swim by moving the pectoral fins
  2. noun
    a narrow marking of a different color or texture from the background
    synonyms: lista, veta
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    faja
    a stripe or stripes of contrasting color
  3. noun
    an indication of damage
    synonyms: arañazo, rasguño, raspadura
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    imperfección, mácula, tacha, tara
    a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body)
  4. noun
    the greatest possible degree of something
    synonyms: aledaño, colmo, confín, frontera, frontero, límite, término, ámbito
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    máximo
    the greatest possible degree
    type of:
    extensión
    the distance or area or volume over which something extends
  5. noun
    a line of scalp that can be seen when sections of hair are combed in opposite directions
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    línea
    a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent
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