eagle ray

/ˌigəl reɪ/
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Definitions of eagle ray
  1. noun
    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
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    types:
    Aetobatus narinari, spotted eagle ray, spotted ray
    ray with back covered with white or yellow spots; widely distributed in warm seas
    Rhinoptera bonasus, cow-nosed ray, cownose ray
    large ray found along eastern coast of North America
    type of:
    ray
    cartilaginous fishes having horizontally flattened bodies and enlarged winglike pectoral fins with gills on the underside; most swim by moving the pectoral fins
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