MANTA BIROSTRIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Manta birostris mean? 

• MANTA BIROSTRIS (noun)
  The noun MANTA BIROSTRIS has 1 sense:

1. largest manta (to 22 feet across wings); found worldwide but common in Gulf of Mexico and along southern coasts of United States; primarily oceanic

  Familiarity information: MANTA BIROSTRIS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MANTA BIROSTRIS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Largest manta (to 22 feet across wings); found worldwide but common in Gulf of Mexico and along southern coasts of United States; primarily oceanic

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Atlantic manta; Manta birostris

Hypernyms ("Manta birostris" 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 ("Manta birostris" is a member of...):

genus Manta (a genus of Mobulidae)