单词 | manta |
释义 | manta /man"teuh/; Sp. /mahn"tah/, n. , pl. mantas /-teuhz/; Sp. /-tahs/. 1. (in Spain and Spanish America) a cloak or wrap. 2. the type of blanket or cloth used on a horse or mule. 3. Mil. a movable shelter formerly used to protect besiegers, as when attacking a fortress. 4. Ichthyol. Also called manta ray, devil ray, devilfish. any of several tropical rays of the small family Mobulidae, esp. of the genus Manta, measuring from 2 to 24 ft. (0.6 to 7.3 m) across, including the pectoral fins. See illus. in preceding column. [1690-1700; < Sp < Pr: blanket. See MANTLE] |
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