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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. See manta.
Wiktionary
- n. Any of several very large pelagic rays of the genus Manta, with winglike pectoral fins, a long tail, and two fins resembling horns that project from the head.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. An extremely large pelagic tropical ray of the family
Mobulidae , that feeds on plankton and small fishes. It is usually harmless but its size (up to 20 feet across and up to a ton in weight) make it dangerous if harpooned. Called alsomanta ,sea devil anddevilfish . See also cephaloptera and sea devil.
WordNet 3.0
- n. extremely large pelagic tropical ray that feeds on plankton and small fishes; usually harmless but its size make it dangerous if harpooned
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