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manta

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


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That day, he also saw groups of uniquely colored manta rays — some were a tan brown, and others were gray with a black stripe, called spinetail devil rays.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026

It 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

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’ve tracked forest elephants in Gabon, been swimming with giant mantas in the Maldives and walked through extraordinary landscapes high in the Andes.

From The Guardian ● Oct. 26, 2019

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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