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MANTA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does manta mean? 

MANTA (noun)
  The noun MANTA has 2 senses:

1. a blanket that is used as a cloak or shawlplay

2. extremely large pelagic tropical ray that feeds on plankton and small fishes; usually harmless but its size make it dangerous if harpoonedplay

  Familiarity information: MANTA used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


MANTA (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A blanket that is used as a cloak or shawl

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("manta" is a kind of...):

blanket; cover (bedding that keeps a person warm in bed)


Sense 2

Meaning:

Extremely large pelagic tropical ray that feeds on plankton and small fishes; usually harmless but its size make it dangerous if harpooned

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

devilfish; manta; manta ray

Hypernyms ("manta" is a kind of...):

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

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "manta"):

Atlantic manta; Manta birostris (largest manta (to 22 feet across wings); found worldwide but common in Gulf of Mexico and along southern coasts of United States; primarily oceanic)

devil ray; Mobula hypostoma (small manta (to 4 feet) that travels in schools)

Holonyms ("manta" is a member of...):

family Mobulidae; Mobulidae (large rays lacking venomous spines: mantas)


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