manta ray

manta ray

English

a manta ray (Mobula birostris, syn. Manta birostris)

Etymology

From Spanish manta (“blanket”), after the blanket-shaped trap used to catch them.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈmæntə ɹeɪ/

Noun

manta ray (plural manta rays)

1. Any of several very large pelagic rays formerly of the genus Manta, now placed in genus Mobula, with winglike pectoral fins, a long tail, and two fins resembling horns that project from the head.

   Synonym: manta

Translations

any of several very large pelagic rays

Arabic: شيطان البحر‎ m Bulgarian: манта (bg) (manta) Catalan: manta (ca) f Chinese: Mandarin: 蝠鱝／蝠鲼 (zh) (fúfèn), 鬼蝠魟／鬼蝠𫚉 (guǐfúhóng) Finnish: paholaisrausku (fi) French: raie manta (fr) m German: Mantarochen m, Riesenmanta m Hungarian: manta (hu) Japanese: 鬼糸巻鱝, 鬼糸巻鱏 (オニイトマキエイ, oniitomakiei) Navajo: łóóʼ adishishí ntsxaaígíí Polish: manta (pl) f Portuguese: jamanta (pt) f, manta (pt) f Russian: ма́нта (ru) m (mánta), морско́й дья́вол m (morskój dʹjávol) Spanish: mantarraya (es) f, manta gigante f Swedish: manta (sv) c

Further reading

• manta ray on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Mobula birostris on Wikispecies.Wikispecies