as in ray
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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Noun
  • Sun rays reflect light off the underwater quartz particles, making the sand shine upwards onto the water’s surface and creating that signature crystal-clear emerald shade.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 25 Jan. 2025
  • Zuckerman and her husband sat in Palisades Park atop the Santa Monica bluffs on Sunday, catching some warm California rays.
    James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Why mantas and related rays have such long tails has long been a mystery.
    Jack Tamisiea, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
  • Gills absorb oxygen from the water that gushes out so the manta can breathe.
    Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 31 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • In a paper published on Wednesday in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, a pair of researchers analyzed tails belonging to cownose rays, a smaller relative of manta rays.
    Jack Tamisiea, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
  • Furthermore, the property's location within the Baa Atoll provides unparalleled access to some of the world’s greatest marine wonders, most notably one of the largest concentrations of manta rays on the planet at nearby Hanifaru Bay.
    Sandra MacGregor, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
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“Devilfish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/devilfish. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.

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