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: any of numerous rays (as of the family Dasyatidae) with one or more large sharp barbed dorsal spines near the base of the whiplike tail capable of inflicting severe wounds
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Shark Ray Alley is a particularly popular area with visitors who dare to snorkel alongside turtles, stingrays, and even nurse sharks that slide peacefully through crystalline waters.
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Robot’s father Steve was killed by a stingray at age 44 when Robert was just 2 years old in 2006.
—Clare Fisher, People.com, 13 Jan. 2025
Earlier this year, Charlotte the stingray became a minor internet celebrity.
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Sadly, Charlotte the stingray died in June 2024, not long after her reproductive disease was announced.
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Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 2 Feb. 2025
Robot’s father Steve was killed by a stingray at age 44 when Robert was just 2 years old in 2006.
—Clare Fisher, People.com, 13 Jan. 2025
Earlier this year, Charlotte the stingray became a minor internet celebrity.
—Byrd Pinkerton, Vox, 12 June 2024
Sadly, Charlotte the stingray died in June 2024, not long after her reproductive disease was announced.
—Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
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“Stingray.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stingray. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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stingray
noun
sting·ray
ˈstiŋ-ˌrā 
: any of numerous rays that have one or more large sharp stinging spines near the base of the whiplike tail
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