NOUN | artifact | manta | a blanket that is used as a cloak or shawl |
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animal | manta, manta ray, devilfish | extremely large pelagic tropical ray that feeds on plankton and small fishes |
Sounds | mae'ntah | |
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Rhymes | Alberta ... zeta: 71 rhymes with tah... |
Meaning | A blanket that is used as a cloak or shawl. | |
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Broader | blanket, cover | bedding that keeps a person warm in bed |
Meaning | Extremely large pelagic tropical ray that feeds on plankton and small fishes; usually harmless but its size make it dangerous if harpooned. | |
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Synonyms | manta ray, devilfish | |
Member of | Mobulidae, family Mobulidae | large rays lacking venomous spines |
Narrower | Atlantic manta, Manta birostris | largest manta (to 22 feet across wings) |
devil ray, Mobula hypostoma | small manta (to 4 feet) that travels in schools | |
Broader | ray | cartilaginous fishes having horizontally flattened bodies and enlarged winglike pectoral fins with gills on the underside |
Spanish | manta, manta ray, mantarraya | |
Catalan | manta, manta ray |
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