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manta ray
noun
: devil ray
especially
: a ray (Manta birostris) that averages 22 feet (6.7 meters) in width with a weight reaching 3000 pounds (1361 kilograms)
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the manta ray blended in beautifully with the sandy ocean floor
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After dark, visitors may even spot manta rays gliding through the water.
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Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 14 June 2026
From a biodiversity standpoint, due to the warm waters, Kenya has everything from beautiful nudibranchs (colorful small creatures) to enormous whale sharks and manta rays, with everything in-between.
—Judy Koutsky, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
The Butcher’s Feast is more than enough for a full meal, but there are other treasures, too, like a beef-noodle soup built on a spectacularly rich, slightly offal-ish broth made with marrow bones, with paper-thin slices of A5-Wagyu rib eye swimming in it like manta rays.
—Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 24 May 2026
Travelers also visit the nearby Nusa islands for quieter beaches, snorkeling and swimming with manta rays.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 21 May 2026
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Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 14 June 2026
From a biodiversity standpoint, due to the warm waters, Kenya has everything from beautiful nudibranchs (colorful small creatures) to enormous whale sharks and manta rays, with everything in-between.
—Judy Koutsky, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
The Butcher’s Feast is more than enough for a full meal, but there are other treasures, too, like a beef-noodle soup built on a spectacularly rich, slightly offal-ish broth made with marrow bones, with paper-thin slices of A5-Wagyu rib eye swimming in it like manta rays.
—Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 24 May 2026
Travelers also visit the nearby Nusa islands for quieter beaches, snorkeling and swimming with manta rays.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 21 May 2026
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“Manta ray.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/manta%20ray. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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