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STINGRAY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Large venomous ray with large barbed spines near the base of a thin whiplike tail capable of inflicting severe wounds
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("stingray" is a kind of...):
ray (cartilaginous fishes having horizontally flattened bodies and enlarged winglike pectoral fins with gills on the underside; most swim by moving the pectoral fins)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "stingray"):
Dasyatis centroura; roughtail stingray (one of the largest stingrays; found from Cape Cod to Cape Hatteras)
butterfly ray (a stingray with a short tail and a broad fin)
Holonyms ("stingray" is a member of...):
Dasyatidae; family Dasyatidae (sting rays)
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