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sting·ray

(stĭng′rā′)

Any of various rays chiefly of the family Dasyatidae, having a whiplike tail armed with one or more venomous spines used for defense. Also called stingaree.

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stingray

(ˈstɪŋˌreɪ)

(Animals) any ray of the family Dasyatidae, having a whiplike tail bearing a serrated venomous spine capable of inflicting painful weals on man

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sting•ray

(ˈstɪŋˌreɪ)

n.

any ray of the family Dasyatidae, having a flexible tail armed with a bony, usu. poisonous spine.

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Noun

stingray - large venomous ray with large barbed spines near the base of a thin whiplike tail capable of inflicting severe wounds

ray - cartilaginous fishes having horizontally flattened bodies and enlarged winglike pectoral fins with gills on the underside; most swim by moving the pectoral fins

Dasyatidae, family Dasyatidae - sting rays

Dasyatis centroura, roughtail stingray - one of the largest stingrays; found from Cape Cod to Cape Hatteras

butterfly ray - a stingray with a short tail and a broad fin

Translations

raie

pastinaca

stingray

[ˈstɪŋreɪ] N → pastinaca f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

stingray

[ˈstɪŋreɪ] n → raie f

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

stingray

n → Stachelrochen m

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

stingray

[ˈstɪŋreɪ] n (fish) → pastinaca

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

stingray

n raya (pez)

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