STINGRAY

stingray

(noun) large venomous ray with large barbed spines near the base of a thin whiplike tail capable of inflicting severe wounds

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

stingray (plural stingrays)

Any of various large, venomous rays, of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes, having a barbed, whiplike tail.

Synonym: stingaree

(US law enforcement) A device that simulates a cell tower, used to intercept cell phone communications.

Synonym: IMSI catcher

Anagrams

• straying

Source: Wiktionary


Sting ray or Sting"ray`, n.

Definition: Any one of numerous rays of the family Dasyatidæ, syn. Trygonidæ, having one or more large sharp barbed dorsal spines, on the whiplike tail, capable of inflicting severe wounds. Some species reach a large size, and some, esp., on the American Pacific coast, are very destructive to oysters.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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