"devil ray" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: devil rays [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} devil ray (plural devil rays)
  1. Any of the rays of the genus Mobula, especially Mobula birostris, the manta ray. Wikipedia link: devil ray Categories (lifeform): Rays and skates Derived forms: lesser devil ray (taxonomic: Mobula hypostoma), shortfin devil ray (taxonomic: Mobula kuhlii), Munk's devil ray (taxonomic: Mobula munkiana), lesser Guinean devil ray (taxonomic: Mobula rochebrunei), Chilean devil ray (taxonomic: Mobula tarapacana)
    Sense id: en-devil_ray-en-noun-2qP8SiEr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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