manta birostris

1. 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

   SynonymsAtlantic manta

   Broadermanta

   Part ofgenus Manta

Questions about manta birostris

What does manta birostris mean?

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

What is another word for manta birostris?

Close synonyms include Atlantic manta. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is manta birostris a common word?

manta birostris is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.