RHINOPTERA BONASUS

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Meaning:

Large ray found along eastern coast of North America

Synonyms:

cow-nosed ray; cownose ray; Rhinoptera bonasus

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Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Rhinoptera bonasus" is a kind of...):

eagle ray (powerful free-swimming tropical ray noted for 'soaring' by flapping winglike fins; usually harmless but has venomous tissue near base of the tail as in stingrays)

Holonyms ("Rhinoptera bonasus" is a member of...):

genus Rhinoptera; Rhinoptera (a genus of Myliobatidae)

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