manta ray

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

   Synonymsmantadevilfish

   Broaderray

   NarrowerAtlantic mantadevil ray

   Part ofMobulidae

Questions about manta ray

What does manta ray mean?

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

What is another word for manta ray?

Close synonyms include manta, devilfish. 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 ray a common word?

manta ray is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.