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manta in British English
(ˈmæntə, Spanish ˈmanta)
noun
1. Also called: manta ray, devilfish, devil ray
any large ray (fish) of the family Mobulidae, having very wide winglike pectoral fins and feeding on plankton
2.
a rough cotton cloth made in Spain and Spanish America
3.
a piece of this used as a blanket or shawl
4. another word for mantelet (sense 2)
Word origin
Spanish: cloak, from Vulgar Latin; see mantle. The manta ray is so called because it is caught in a trap resembling a blanketmanta in American English
(ˈmæntə; Spanish ˈmɑntɑ)
noun
1. US
a.
coarse cotton cloth used for cheap shawls, capes, etc. in Spanish America
b.
a shawl, cape, etc. made of this
2. US
a horse blanket or horse cloth
3.
any of a family (Mobulidae, order Myliobatiformes) of usually giant rays with winglike pectoral fins, living near the surface of warm seas while feeding on plankton or small fish; devilfish
: also manta rayWord origin
Sp < LL mantum, a cloak, prob. back-form. < L mantellum: see mantleImage ofmanta
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