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STINGRAY

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Large venomous ray with large barbed spines near the base of a thin whiplike tail capable of inflicting severe wounds

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Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("stingray" is a kind of...):

ray (cartilaginous fishes having horizontally flattened bodies and enlarged winglike pectoral fins with gills on the underside; most swim by moving the pectoral fins)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "stingray"):

Dasyatis centroura; roughtail stingray (one of the largest stingrays; found from Cape Cod to Cape Hatteras)

butterfly ray (a stingray with a short tail and a broad fin)

Holonyms ("stingray" is a member of...):

Dasyatidae; family Dasyatidae (sting rays)

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