Manta (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun, plural man·tas [man-tuhz; Spanish mahn-tahs]. /ˈmæn təz; Spanish ˈmɑn tɑs/.
  1. (in Spain and Spanish America) a cloak or wrap.
  2. a type of blanket or cloth used on a horse or mule.
  3. a movable shelter formerly used to protect besiegers, as when attacking a fortress.
  4. any of several tropical rays of the small family Mobulidae, especially of the genus Manta, measuring from 2 to 24 feet (0.6 to 7.3 meters) across, including the pectoral fins.
noun
  1. a seaport in W Ecuador, on Manta Bay.
noun
  1. any large ray (fish) of the family Mobulidae, having very wide winglike pectoral fins and feeding on plankton
  2. a rough cotton cloth made in Spain and Spanish America
  3. a piece of this used as a blanket or shawl
  4. another word for mantelet (def. 2)
Manta (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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