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manta

man·ta [ mántə ] (plural man·tas)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. large warm-water ray: a large warm-water ray with wide pectoral fins, a long tail, and two fins resembling horns that project from the head. Family Mobulidae.

2. Southwestern U.S. square of rough cloth: a square piece of rough cloth. Use: cape, shawl, horse blanket.

[Late 17th century. < Spanish, "blanket" (from its shape)]
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