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Noun: eagle ray  eegul rey
  1. Powerful free-swimming tropical ray noted for 'soaring' by flapping winglike fins; usually harmless but has venomous tissue near base of the tail as in stingrays

Derived forms: eagle rays

Type of: ray

Part of: family Myliobatidae, Myliobatidae

Encyclopedia: Eagle ray