manta
man·ta / ˈmantə/ • n. 1. (also manta ray) a devil ray (Manta birostris, family Mobulidae) that occurs in all tropical seas and may reach very great size.2. a rough-textured cotton fabric made and used in Spanish America. ∎ a shawl made of this fabric.
Plesiopidae
Plesiopidae (roundhead, devilfish; subclass Actinopterygii, order Perciformes) A small family of marine fish that have a fairly deep body, a large head with a large mouth, a single, continuous, dorsal fin, and a rounded tail fin. The first half of the lateral line runs close to the base of the dorsal fin. Several species are quite colourful. They tend to hide near rock ledges. The family is distributed in the Indo-Australian region.
Devilfish
Devilfish ★ Shark: Red on the Ocean 1984
A small seaside community is ravaged by berserk manta rays in this soggy saga. 92m/C VHS . IT Michael Sopkiw, Valentine Monnier, Gianni “John” Garko, William Berger; D: Lamberto Bava; W: Gianfranco Clerici, Dardano Sacchetti, Herve Piccini; C: Giancarlo Ferrando; M: Guido de Angelis, Maurizio de Angelis.
More From encyclopedia.com
poetaster , poetaster •attar, batter, bespatter, chatter, clatter, flatter, hatter, Kenyatta, latter, matamata, matter, natter, patter, platter, ratter, regatta,… Gilles De Rais , Lord of Rais (or Retz) and marshal of France, the "Blue-beard" of nursery legends, and a famous sorcerer. He was born Gilles de Laval in September or… Ray , ray1 / rā/ • n. 1. each of the lines in which light (and heat) may seem to stream from the sun or any luminous body, or pass through a small opening:… Fer-de-lance , fer de lance / ˌferdlˈans; -ˈäns/ • n. (pl. fers de lance / ˌfer(z)-/ or fer de lances ) a large and dangerous pit viper (genus Bothrops) native to C… spatter , spat·ter / ˈspatər/ • v. [tr.] cover with drops or spots of something: passing vehicles spattered his shoes and pants with mud. ∎ scatter or splash (… chapter , chap·ter / ˈchaptər/ • n. 1. a main division of a book, typically with a number or title. ∎ fig. a period of time or an episode in a person's life, a…
About this article
devilfish
All Sources -
NEARBY TERMS
devilfish