as in manta rays
any of several extremely large rays
a sea devil glided along the ocean floor
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Noun
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Keep an eye out for sea turtles, hammerhead sharks, and manta rays.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Apr. 2026 -
The affected zone also sits along a critical migration corridor for reef manta rays, one of the archipelago’s biggest tourism draws.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 Apr. 2026
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The system studied by the team is known as Cygnus X-1 (Cyg X-1), located 7,000 light-years away and one of the brightest sources of X-rays in the sky.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
21 Apr. 2026
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The neo-bluegrass musician took to social media Monday to post photos of himself laid up in a hospital bed, along with multiple X-rays of the nuts and bolts now holding his leg together.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Sea devils.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sea%20devils. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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