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Definition of Eagle ray
1. Noun. Powerful free-swimming tropical ray noted for 'soaring' by flapping winglike fins; usually harmless but has venomous tissue near base of the tail as in stingrays.
Group relationships: Family Myliobatidae, Myliobatidae
Specialized synonyms: Aetobatus Narinari, Spotted Eagle Ray, Spotted Ray, Cow-nosed Ray, Cownose Ray, Rhinoptera Bonasus
Lexicographical Neighbors of Eagle Ray
Literary usage of Eagle ray
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A History of the Fishes of the British Islands by Jonathan Couch (1868)
"eagle ray. TOAD-FISH. SEA EAGLE. It was called the Eagle in ancient times, because
of its widely-spread pectoral fins resembling wings, and its great ..."
2. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"The eagle-ray of the Mediterranean (Myliobatis águila] has strayed as far northwards
as the south coast of England. (ACO ) many college offices, ..."
3. Guide to the Gallery of Fishes in the Department of Zoology of the British by William George Ridewood (1908)
"Eagle-Ray, Myliobatis aquila. the middle series being the largest, ... In the
eagle ray, Myliobatis aquila (fig. 22), of which a specimen is shown (125), ..."
4. Natural Emirates: Wildlife and Environment of the United Arab Emirates by Peter Vine (1996)
"Occurs in open water over sandy substrate where it feeds on molluscs, small fish
and crustaceans. Disc 150 cm. Spotted eagle ray ..."
5. Catalogue of the Hunterian Collection in the Museum of the Royal College of by Museum, Royal College of Surgeons in London (1831)
"The tail of the eagle ray, with two spines. Raja Aquila—Lin : Ftg.—Wm : Pisc.
tab. ... The tail of a large eagle ray ? with its spine. Genus PETROMYZON. ..."
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