manta ray

== English == === Etymology === From Spanish mantarraya, itself a compound from manta and raya; according to Jorge Juan y Santacilia and Antonio de Ulloa, so called “for being broad and long like a quilt”. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈmæntə ɹeɪ/ === Noun === manta ray (plural manta rays) Any of several very large pelagic rays formerly of the genus Manta, now placed in genus Mobula, with winglike pectoral fins, a long tail, and two fins resembling horns that project from the head. Synonyms: manta, sea pancake, majestic flap-flap, majestic sea flap-flap ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === manta ray on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Mobula birostris on Wikispecies.Wikispecies