HyperDic: atlantic_manta

English > 1 sense of the expression Atlantic manta:
NOUNanimalAtlantic manta, Manta birostrislargest manta (to 22 feet across wings)
English > Atlantic manta: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaninglargest manta (to 22 feet across wings); found worldwide / worldwide but common in Gulf of Mexico and along southern coasts of United States; primarily oceanic.
SynonymManta birostris
Member ofgenus MantaA genus of Mobulidae
Broadermanta, manta ray, devilfishExtremely large pelagic tropical ray that feeds on plankton and small fishes

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