eagle ray

noun

Any of a group of cartilaginous fishes in the family Myliobatidae, consisting mostly of large species living in the open ocean rather than on the sea bottom.

Origintranslingual Aetobatus →
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Meanings

nouneagle ray (plural eagle rays)

plural eagle rays

  1. Any of a group of cartilaginous fishes in the family Myliobatidae, consisting mostly of large species living in the open ocean rather than on the sea bottom.

Origin

  1. translingualAetobatus
  2. Englisheagle ray

A calque of translingual Aetobatus (literally “eagle-ray”).

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APA

eagle ray. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eagle%20ray

MLA

“eagle ray.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eagle%20ray. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “eagle ray,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eagle%20ray.

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