| 单词 | manta |
| 释义 | manta (once / 37168 pages) 1n 2n WORD FAMILY manta: mantas USAGE EXAMPLESShipwrecks offer long-term sustainable tourism that likely exceeds revenue from manta ray tourism. The Guardian(Dec 20, 2016) Scientists say the giant manta ray, known as a gentle leviathan, is in fact a "predator of the deep" preying on fish and other animals. BBC(Nov 30, 2016) One recent fad has been for manta ray gill raker plates — the thin filaments these majestic creatures use to filter food from seawater. Time(Nov 21, 2016) 1 n a blanket that is used as a cloak or shawl 2Hyper blanket, cover bedding that keeps a person warm in bed n extremely large pelagic tropical ray that feeds on plankton and small fishes; usually harmless but its size make it dangerous if harpooned Syn|Hypo|Hyper devilfish, manta ray Atlantic manta, Manta birostris largest manta (to 22 feet across wings); found worldwide but common in Gulf of Mexico and along southern coasts of United States; primarily oceanic Mobula hypostoma, devil raysmall manta (to 4 feet) that travels in schools ray cartilaginous fishes having horizontally flattened bodies and enlarged winglike pectoral fins with gills on the underside; most swim by moving the pectoral fins |
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