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Mobulidae

noun

large rays lacking venomous spines: mantas

• Syn: ↑family Mobulidae

• Hypernyms: ↑fish family

• Member Holonyms: ↑Rajiformes, ↑order Rajiformes, ↑Batoidei, ↑order Batoidei

• Member Meronyms: ↑manta, ↑manta ray, ↑devilfish, ↑genus Manta, ↑Mobula, ↑genus Mobula

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\\məˈbyüləˌdē\ noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Mobula, type genus + -idae

: a family of rays that includes the genera Mobula and Manta — see devilfish

Useful english dictionary. 2012.