Manta Definition

măntə
mantas
noun
mantas
Coarse cotton cloth used for cheap shawls, capes, etc. in Spanish America.
Webster's New World
A shawl, cape, etc. made of this.
Webster's New World
Any of a family (Mobulidae, order Myliobatiformes) of usually giant rays with winglike pectoral fins, living near the surface of warm seas while feeding on plankton or small fish; devilfish.
Webster's New World
A horse blanket or horse cloth.
Webster's New World
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(military, US) Multi-Axis No-Tail Aircraft.
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Origin of Manta

  • Spanish blanket, manta (from its blanketlike shape) alteration of manto cloak perhaps from Latin mantellum, mantēlum

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Manta Sentence Examples

  • The Calypso Catamaran Cruise operates a 71-foot Catamaran Manta Raya, which has features such as an underwater viewing-window that are designed specifically to cater to cruise vacationers.

  • On out-going tides The Zoo has barracuda, reef sharks and eagle and manta rays.

  • The Manta Raya sets sail daily from the port of Puntarenas to the Gulf of Nicoya, where you will sight dolphins, porpoise, aquatic birds, sea turtles and other tropical marine life.

  • After the sun sets lights mounted in the hull of the vessel illuminate the reef and offer the opportunity to view the island's nocturnal sea life, including Kona's famous manta rays.

  • Belize's Manta Resort is situated on a former coconut plantation.

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