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has gloss | (noun) large ray found along eastern coast of North America cownose ray, Rhinoptera bonasus, cow-nosed ray |
has gloss | eng: The Cownose ray (Rhinoptera bonasus) is a species of eagle ray found throughout a large part of the western Atlantic and Caribbean, from New England, USA to southern Brazil. It is the most common type of ray found in the Chesapeake Bay, USA, where sport fishermen find the species a nuisance. Cownose rays grow rapidly, and male rays often reach about in width and weigh . Females typically reach in width and weigh . |
lexicalization | eng: cow-nosed ray |
lexicalization | eng: Cownose Ray |
lexicalization | eng: Rhinoptera bonasus |
subclass of | (noun) 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 eagle ray |
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member of | (noun) a genus of Myliobatidae Rhinoptera, genus Rhinoptera |
similar | e/Cownose ray |
similar | e/Rhinoptera bonasus |
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media:img | CownoseRay.JPG |
media:img | Ray fish at the Academy.jpg |
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