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COWNOSE RAY
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Large ray found along eastern coast of North America
Synonyms:
cow-nosed ray; cownose ray; Rhinoptera bonasus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("cownose ray" is a kind of...):
eagle ray (powerful free-swimming tropical ray noted for 'soaring' by flapping winglike fins; usually harmless but has venomous tissue near base of the tail as in stingrays)
Holonyms ("cownose ray" is a member of...):
genus Rhinoptera; Rhinoptera (a genus of Myliobatidae)