# eagle ray

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Any of a group of cartilaginous fishes in the family Myliobatidae, consisting mostly of large species living in the open ocean rather than on the sea bottom.

## Etymology
A calque of translingual Aetobatus (literally “eagle-ray”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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