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manta

[man-tuh, mahn-tah] / ˈmæn tə, ˈmɑn tɑ /


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More than two million tourists travel to the islands each year—drawn by the clear waters where they can observe marine life like turtles, manta rays and whale sharks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

The Gulf of Mexico is home to at least 19 other threatened and endangered species including various types of turtles, the giant manta ray and mountainous star coral.

From BBC ● Mar. 31, 2026

Friday's decisions move whale sharks, manta rays and devil rays onto Appendix I after countries on Thursday did the same for the critically endangered oceanic whitetip shark.

From Barron's ● Nov. 28, 2025

Perhaps the manta ray-looking underwater vessel was being tested in their backyard?

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 19, 2025

I draw a sweeping abstract something that’s a cross between an amoeba and a manta ray with eyes and mouths in unexpected places.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman

Giant mantas have the largest brain of all fish species, as described by Ari in 2011; they often form large feeding aggregations, suggesting complex social interactions and are often referred to as intelligent.

From The Guardian ● Feb. 27, 2018

Coral and colorful, small fish are almost always around, but mantas, hammerhead sharks and turtles are in shorter supply.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 3, 2016

Because manta-ray gills have become a popular cure for impotency in Chinese medicine, fishermen have now turned to hunting mantas.

From New York Times ● Sep. 7, 2012

There were mantas twice your size on the Ras.”

From The New Yorker ● Jul. 26, 2010

The women who were already in mourning for my uncle Lucas took this opportunity to place their mantas over their faces and to scurry to their homes before the hellish storm raised its head again.

From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya




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