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SPOTTED EAGLE RAY
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Ray with back covered with white or yellow spots; widely distributed in warm seas
Synonyms:
Aetobatus narinari; spotted eagle ray; spotted ray
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("spotted eagle ray" 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 ("spotted eagle ray" is a member of...):
Aetobatus; genus Aetobatus (a genus of Myliobatidae)