manta ray

as in ray
any of several extremely large rays the manta ray blended in beautifully with the sandy ocean floor

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Recent Examples of manta ray The alien designs are suitably weird and inspired, from the mind-reading floating manta ray Questa (Jameela Jamil) to the rock monster Tegmen (Matthias Schweighöfer). Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 17 June 2025 Once a man burdened by a troubled past, Terry’s life was transformed by an unlikely friendship with Willy, a 22-foot oceanic manta ray. Brent Lang, Variety, 16 June 2025 Unlike the cylindrical body of most planes, the blended wing design—where the wing and aircraft body are fused together—makes this aircraft look more like a stealth bomber or even a manta ray than a commercial airliner. Calif. senior Correspondent, Time, 12 June 2025 Seeing a manta ray while scuba diving Australia’s Great Barrier Reef was a lifelong dream. Kathleen Rellihan, Outside Online, 8 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for manta ray
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Noun
  • Window tinting can block UV rays and reduce interior temperature.
    Keenan Thompson, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025
  • The ray of light for the Rockies was the play of rookie third baseman Kyle Karros and rookie first baseman Warming Bernabel.
    Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 9 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • From freezer reshuffling to roadside inspections mid-journey to the Smithsonian, the manta’s journey to formal recognition was as dramatic as the discovery itself.
    Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
  • Wild egrets stalk the shallows for tiddlers, while the nearby reef bustles with mantas, turtles, and sailfish.
    Hazel Plush, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2025

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“Manta ray.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manta%20ray. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.

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