stingray

English - Turkish

Definition of stingray in English Turkish dictionary: dikenli bir tür iri vatoz; iğneli vatoz
honeycomb stingray: (Denizbilim) uzun kuyruklu rina

English - English

Definition of stingray in English English dictionary: any of various large, venomous rays, of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes, having a barbed, whiplike tail; {n} a fish of the cartilaginous kind; on the American Pacific coast, are very destructive to oysters; Trygonidæ, having one or more large sharp barbed dorsal spines, on the whiplike tail, capable of inflicting severe wounds; large venomous ray with large barbed spines near the base of a thin whiplike tail capable of inflicting severe wounds; Some species reach a large size, and some, esp; A stingray is a type of large flat fish with a long tail which it can use as a weapon. or whip-tailed ray Any of various species (family Dasyatidae) of rays noted for their slender, whiplike tail with barbed, usually venomous spines. Most species inhabit warm seas; a few live in the rivers of South America. Species range in width from 10 in. (25 cm) to 7 ft (2 m). Stingrays eat worms, mollusks, and other invertebrates. These bottom-dwellers often lie partially buried in the shallows, lashing their tail when disturbed. Large stingrays can drive their tail spines into a wooden boat. The spines cause serious, extremely painful wounds that, if abdominal, may be fatal; {i} marine fish with a triangular flattened body and a long whiplike tail that can inflict painful wounds; Any one of numerous rays of the family Dasyatidæ, syn
roughtail stingray: one of the largest stingrays; found from Cape Cod to Cape Hatteras