Myliobatidae

plural noun

Myl·​i·​o·​bat·​i·​dae

ˌmilēōˈbatəˌdē

: a family of large flattened chiefly tropical sting rays see eagle ray

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Myliobatis, type genus (from Greek mylias, mylios of a mill—from mylē mill, molar—+ batis, a flat fish, probably a skate or ray) + -idae

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