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Manta   /mˈæntə/   Listen
Manta

noun
1.
A blanket that is used as a cloak or shawl.
2.
Extremely large pelagic tropical ray that feeds on plankton and small fishes; usually harmless but its size make it dangerous if harpooned.  Synonyms: devilfish, manta ray.



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Manta birostris
Atlantic manta
genus Manta


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"Manta" Quotes from Famous Books



... like egg-shells are scattered around the normal parish-church, Nossa Senhora do Livramento. The basin-walls, some 2,000 feet high and pinnacled by the loftiest peaks in the island, are profusely dyked and thickly and darkly forested; and in the bright blue air, flecked with woolpack, Manta, the buzzard, and frequent kestrels pass ...
— To the Gold Coast for Gold - A Personal Narrative in Two Volumes.—Vol. I • Richard F. Burton


Words linked to "Manta" :   Manta birostris, Mobula hypostoma, Atlantic manta, devil ray, blanket, devilfish, family Mobulidae, Mobulidae, cover, ray, genus Manta, manta ray


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