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DEVIL RAY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does devil ray mean? 

DEVIL RAY (noun)
  The noun DEVIL RAY has 1 sense:

1. small manta (to 4 feet) that travels in schoolsplay

  Familiarity information: DEVIL RAY used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


DEVIL RAY (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Small manta (to 4 feet) that travels in schools

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

devil ray; Mobula hypostoma

Hypernyms ("devil ray" is a kind of...):

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

Holonyms ("devil ray" is a member of...):

genus Mobula; Mobula (type genus of the Mobulidae)


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