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Recent Examples of Synonyms for devilfish
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It is also thought to have occurred in one species of ray.—
Catherine Nicholls,
CNN,
3 Feb. 2025 -
This means that finding one in your swimming pool or catching rays on your dock or sunning itself on a boat ramp is becoming increasingly common in the Keys and elsewhere in South Florida.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
31 Jan. 2025
Noun
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And although stingray tails have a fearsome reputation for deadly stings, manta tails lack defensive spines entirely.—
Jack Tamisiea,
New York Times,
22 Jan. 2025
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Why mantas and related rays have such long tails has long been a mystery.—
Jack Tamisiea,
New York Times,
22 Jan. 2025
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Throughout all four days of the retreat, guests can take part in fascinating educational seminars, with topics spanning from manta ray identification methods to the inner workings of plankton, a diverse type of organism that makes up the bulk of a manta ray’s diet.—
Jared Ranahan,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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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
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“Devilfish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/devilfish. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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