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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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Sadly, Charlotte the stingray died in June 2024, not long after her reproductive disease was announced.
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Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
The incident was reportedly observed the same day a stingray was found dead in a touch tank by a visitor, The Bee reported at the time.
—Darrell Smith, Sacramento Bee, 31 Jan. 2025
Guests dine in a unique underwater setting, surrounded by views of vibrant coral reefs and exotic marine life, including sharks, stingrays, and schools of colorful fish.
—Caitlin Palumbo, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
Skipping ahead hundreds of millennia, researchers uncovered stirring examples of prehistoric peoples’ artistic inclinations: a sand sculpture that may have been shaped to resemble a blue stingray around 130,000 years ago and a 130,000-year-old bear bone featuring Neanderthal carvings.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Dec. 2024
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Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
The incident was reportedly observed the same day a stingray was found dead in a touch tank by a visitor, The Bee reported at the time.
—Darrell Smith, Sacramento Bee, 31 Jan. 2025
Guests dine in a unique underwater setting, surrounded by views of vibrant coral reefs and exotic marine life, including sharks, stingrays, and schools of colorful fish.
—Caitlin Palumbo, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
Skipping ahead hundreds of millennia, researchers uncovered stirring examples of prehistoric peoples’ artistic inclinations: a sand sculpture that may have been shaped to resemble a blue stingray around 130,000 years ago and a 130,000-year-old bear bone featuring Neanderthal carvings.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Dec. 2024
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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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