devilfishes

noun

plural of devilfish
as in manta rays
any of several extremely large rays they saw a devilfish when they went scuba diving in the Caribbean, but it swam away quickly

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  1. manta rays
  2. rays
Noun
  • Stretching across more than 139,000 hectares, Hanifaru Bay is home to coral reefs with colorful shoals of fish, turtles, manta rays, and whale sharks.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The film also traces Kennedy’s redemption from a troubled past that included the Hells Angels and time in prison, while highlighting the growing threats facing manta rays and the urgency of protecting them.
    — Maya Santiago, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of manta rays
Noun
  • The hot inner region that would normally produce strong X-rays becomes surrounded by this thick disk.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Separately, the sender and receiver share a pair of entangled light fields that constitute all of the light rays traveling in all directions.
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of rays
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