manta

noun

ˈman-tə How to pronounce manta (audio)
Definition of mantanext
as in ray
any of several extremely large rays a manta glided along the sea bottom

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Recent Examples of manta Divers captured video footage of Galápagos sharks approaching manta rays and deliberately rubbing parts of their bodies, especially their heads, gill regions and sides, against the mantas’ undersides. — Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026 The resident Manta Trust team has catalogued 150 individual rays and uses the world's first underwater contactless ultrasound scanner to check on pregnant mantas, while the Olive Ridley Project leads turtle research across Laamu Atoll. — Jonny Bierman, Time, 12 Mar. 2026 Also in the Tuamotus, on the atoll of Tikehau, divers head out to Tuheiava Pass with Tikehau Diving for regular sightings of mantas at a cleaning station (pinnacles that draw large fish to have their gills, teeth, and carapaces cleaned by smaller ones). — Terry Ward, AFAR Media, 11 Sep. 2025 Divers can expect to explore underwater cliffs and walls teeming with mantas, tuna, and various species of sharks. — Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for manta
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  • The biggest challenges, its designers say, were mimicking the fade from crisp morning rays to bright noon light to a soft evening glow, and creating a sense of depth to conjure the distant sky.
    — Emma Barker, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
  • To speed up the process, the team came up with the X-AutoMap software to work with the facility’s Hard X-ray Nanoprobe (HXN).
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2026
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“Manta.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manta. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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