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spotted eagle ray

noun

Definition of spotted eagle ray 

: an eagle ray (Aetobatus narinari or Stoasodon narinari) widely distributed in warm seas and having the upper surface more or less thickly covered with white or yellow spots

— called also spotted ray

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