Etymology

Haller's round ray

Today it means: Synonym of round stingray (“Urobatis halleri”). Full definition →

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The story

Named after the young son of Major Granville O. Haller of the United States Army, who was stung on the foot by this ray while wading along the shores of San Diego Bay.

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