as in manta rays
any of several extremely large rays
they saw a devilfish when they went scuba diving in the Caribbean, but it swam away quickly
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Noun
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At the end of the safari, travelers board a luxury, traditional phinisi sailing yacht and cruise through Komodo National Park, spotting Komodo dragons, swimming with manta rays and watching flying foxes cloud the sunset sky.—
Roger Sands,
Forbes.com,
11 Aug. 2025 -
This problem, though, has been beautifully solved by evolution in remora suckerfish, which use an adhesive disk on top of their heads to attach to animals like dolphins, sharks, and even manta rays.—
Jacek Krywko,
ArsTechnica,
9 Aug. 2025
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The Moon was doing something that the Sun wasn’t — emitting gamma-rays — implying that, somehow, the Moon was doing a whole lot more than just reflecting sunlight.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
4 Sep. 2025
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Without it, those high-energy solar rays can cause painful sunburns at best, while longterm exposure dramatically increases the likelihood of skin cancers.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Devilfishes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/devilfishes. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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