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manta

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


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The JetZero aircraft looks more like a manta ray than the tube-with-wings blueprint that has been the default for over 70 years.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 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

I have been fortunate enough to dive with mantas in the Philippines and Maldives.

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

The protections require certificates proving that the mantas have been caught and imported legally.

From New York Times Jan. 6, 2016

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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