manta ray

English

a manta ray (Manta birostris)

Etymology

From Spanish manta, so called because they were caught using a blanket-shaped trap called a manta.

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈmæntəɹeɪ/

Noun

manta ray (plural manta rays)

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

Translations

any of several very large pelagic rays

Arabic: شيطان البحر‎ m
Catalan: manta (ca) f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 蝠鱝 (zh), 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
Russian: ма́нта (ru) m (mánta), морско́й дья́вол m (morskój dʹjávol)
Spanish: mantarraya (es) f, manta gigante f
Swedish: manta (sv) c

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