"manta" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmæn.tə/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-manta.wav Forms: mantas [plural]
Etymology: From Spanish manta (“blanket”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es|manta||blanket}} Spanish manta (“blanket”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} manta (plural mantas)
  1. A kind of fabric or blanket used in Latin America and southwestern United States. Categories (lifeform): Rays and skates
    Sense id: en-manta-en-noun-2hZlgV~3 Disambiguation of Rays and skates: 91 9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 98 2
  2. Ellipsis of manta ray. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Alternative form of: manta ray
    Sense id: en-manta-en-noun-ETCCcmRs
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Alfred manta (taxonomic: Mobula alfredi), giant manta (taxonomic: Mobula birostris)

Inflected forms

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