US, Canadian and Australian a popular name for stingray
Word origin
C19: variant of stingray
stingaree in American English
(ˈstɪŋəˌri; ˌ stɪŋəˈri)
US
noun
var. of
stingray
stingaree in American English
(ˈstɪŋəˌri, ˌstɪŋəˈri)
noun
a stingray
Word origin
[1830–40]This word is first recorded in the period 1830–40. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: grid, nationalism, paraffin, rococo, showcase