• (n.) One of the generic names of the gigantic ray (Manta birostris), known as devilfish and sea devil. It is common on the coasts of South Carolina, Florida, and farther south. Some of them grow to enormous size, becoming twenty feet of more across the body, and weighing more than a ton.
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Ceph`a·lop'te·ra noun [ New Latin , from Greek
kefalh` head + ... wing.]
(Zoology) One of the generic names of the gigantic ray (
Manta birostris ), known as
devilfish and
sea devil . It is common on the coasts of South Carolina, Florida, and farther south...
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Cephaloptera are a genus of cartilaginous fishes of the ray family. They have a pair of small fins which stand out from the head like horns, hence they are called the fin-headed rays or horned rays.
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