Definitions for eagle ray
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ea′gle ray`(n.)
any of several rays of the family Myliobatidae, found in tropical seas and noted for the soaring movements by which they propel themselves through the water.
Category: Ichthyology
Origin of eagle ray:
1855–60
Princeton's WordNet
eagle ray(noun)
powerful free-swimming tropical ray noted for `soaring' by flapping winglike fins; usually harmless but has venomous tissue near base of the tail as in stingrays
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