Hypertext Webster Gateway: "manta"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Manta \Man"ta\, n. [From the native name.] (Zo["o]l.)
See {Coleoptera} and {Sea devil}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
manta
n 1: a blanket that is used as a cloak or shawl
2: extremely large pelagic tropical ray that feeds on plankton
and small fishes; usually harmless but its size make it
dangerous if harpooned [syn: {manta ray}, {devilfish}]
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