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: any of numerous rays (as of the family Dasyatidae) with one or more large sharp barbed dorsal spines near the base of the whiplike tail capable of inflicting severe wounds
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Nighttime movement may help stingrays avoid predators, improve their hunting efficiency, or take advantage of environmental conditions that make traveling easier.
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Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
Spend your days tanning on the beach, or get active hiking trails with panoramic views, riding buggies through rolling hills, whale watching or swimming with stingrays at Stingray City.
—Danielle Pointdujour, Essence, 13 Mar. 2025
Many of the sharks in this area are juveniles and haven’t yet fully developed the ability to distinguish between humans and their natural prey, which includes fish, stingrays and other sharks.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 13 Feb. 2025
Many of the sharks in this area are juveniles and fail to distinguish between humans and their prey, which includes fish, stingrays and other sharks, according to the statement.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 11 Feb. 2025
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Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
Spend your days tanning on the beach, or get active hiking trails with panoramic views, riding buggies through rolling hills, whale watching or swimming with stingrays at Stingray City.
—Danielle Pointdujour, Essence, 13 Mar. 2025
Many of the sharks in this area are juveniles and haven’t yet fully developed the ability to distinguish between humans and their natural prey, which includes fish, stingrays and other sharks.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 13 Feb. 2025
Many of the sharks in this area are juveniles and fail to distinguish between humans and their prey, which includes fish, stingrays and other sharks, according to the statement.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 11 Feb. 2025
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“Stingray.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stingray. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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stingray
noun
sting·ray
ˈstiŋ-ˌrā 
: any of numerous rays that have one or more large sharp stinging spines near the base of the whiplike tail
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