Definition of Aetobatus narinari

1. Noun. Ray with back covered with white or yellow spots; widely distributed in warm seas.

Exact synonyms: Spotted Eagle Ray, Spotted Ray
Generic synonyms: Eagle Ray
Group relationships: Aetobatus, Genus Aetobatus

Lexicographical Neighbors of Aetobatus Narinari

Aeschylus
Aeschynanthus radicans
Aesculapian
Aesculapius
Aesculus
Aesculus hippocastanum
Aesir
Aesop
Aesop's fables
Aesopian
Aesops
Aethionema
Aethusa
Aethusa cynapium
Aetobatus
Aetobatus narinari (current term)
Aetolia
AfPak
Afade
Afars and Issas
Afbachir
Afeefa
Aferdita
Afers
Affade
Affenpinscher
Affenpinschers
Affghanistan
Affirmed

Literary usage of Aetobatus narinari

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Fishes by David Starr Jordan (1907)
"The species Aetobatus narinari is showily colored, brown with yellow spots, the body very angular, with long whip-like tail. It is found from Brazil to ..."

2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1910)
"... University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC The Jaws of the Spotted Sting Ray Aetobatus narinari: EW GUDGER, State Normal College, Greensboro, ..."

3. Sharks of Florida, the Bahamas, the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico by Jeremy Stafford-Deitsch (2000)
"Their more impressive members include the eagle ray Aetobatus narinari and the manta ray Manta birostris ..."

4. Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries by United States Bureau of Fisheries, Bureau of Fisheries, United States (1916)
"Aetobatus narinari, dorsal view of a specimen from Beaufort, NC, ... Aetobatus narinari, teeth of a male 291 cm. long, from Beaufort, NC FIG. 3. ..."

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