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stingray

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈstɪŋˌɹeɪ/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

Any of various large, venomous rays, of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes, having a barbed, whiplike tail.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: stingaree

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A device that simulates a cell tower, used to intercept cell phone communications.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US

Topics: government, law-enforcement

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: IMSI catcher

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

large venomous ray with large barbed spines near the base of a thin whiplike tail capable of inflicting severe wounds

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: ray

Narrower terms: roughtail stingray, Dasyatis centroura, butterfly ray

History

Etymology

From sting + ray.

Across languages

Translations

61 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: سَمَكَة رَاي لَاسِع (samakat rāy lāsiʕ) — venomous ray of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes
  • Arabic: سْتِينْغْرَي (stīnḡray) — venomous ray of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes
  • Baluchi: پٹن (piťťin) — venomous ray of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes
  • Chinese Mandarin: 魟魚 /𫚉鱼 (hóngyú) — venomous ray of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes
  • Chinese Mandarin: 黃貂魚 /黄貂鱼 (huángdiāoyú) — venomous ray of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes
  • Czech: rejnok — venomous ray of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes
  • Danish: pilrokke — venomous ray of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes
  • Dutch: pijlstaartrog — venomous ray of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes
  • Esperanto: rajo — venomous ray of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes
  • Estonian: astelrai — venomous ray of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes
  • Faroese: stingskøta — venomous ray of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes
  • Finnish: suurrausku — venomous ray of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes
  • Finnish: keihäsrauskut — venomous ray of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes
  • French: raie à aiguillon — venomous ray of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes
  • French: pastenague — venomous ray of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes
  • Galician: estinga — venomous ray of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes
  • Galician: raia estriga — venomous ray of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes
  • Galician: uxa — venomous ray of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes
  • Georgian: სკაროსი (sḳarosi) — venomous ray of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes
  • German: Stachelrochen — venomous ray of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes
  • Ancient Greek: νάρκη (nárkē) — venomous ray of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes
  • Hungarian: tüskésrájafélék — venomous ray of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes
  • Hungarian: mérges rája — venomous ray of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes
  • Icelandic: stingskötur — venomous ray of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes
  • Indonesian: ikan pari — venomous ray of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes
  • Iranun: pagi — venomous ray of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes
  • Irish: roc ga nimhe — venomous ray of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes
  • Italian: razza — venomous ray of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes
  • Italian: pastinaca — venomous ray of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes
  • Japanese: 赤鱝 — venomous ray of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes
  • Japanese: 赤鱏 (akaei) — venomous ray of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes
  • Korean: 가오리 (gaori) — venomous ray of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes
  • Latin: trȳgōn — venomous ray of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes
  • Malay: ikan pari — venomous ray of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes
  • Māori: whai — venomous ray of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes
  • Marshallese: boraan̄ — venomous ray of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes
  • Norman: têgrêsse — venomous ray of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes
  • Norman: raie à didget — venomous ray of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes
  • Norwegian Bokmål: piggrokke — venomous ray of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes
  • Portuguese: arraia/raia venenosa — venomous ray of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes
  • Portuguese: uje — venomous ray of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes
  • Portuguese: uja — venomous ray of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes
  • Portuguese: xuxo — venomous ray of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes
  • Portuguese: peixe-rato — venomous ray of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes
  • Portuguese: ratão — venomous ray of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes
  • Pukapukan: wai — venomous ray of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes
  • Romanian: pisică de mare — venomous ray of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes
  • Russian: хвостоко́л (xvostokól) — venomous ray of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes
  • Russian: морско́й кот (morskój kot) — venomous ray of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes
  • Russian: скат (skat) — venomous ray of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes
  • Samoan: fai — venomous ray of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes
  • Satawalese: nifoaro — venomous ray of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes
  • Serbo-Croatian: žutulja — venomous ray of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes
  • Spanish: pastinaca — venomous ray of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes
  • Sranan Tongo: spari — venomous ray of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes
  • Swedish: spjutrocka — venomous ray of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes
  • Tagalog: pagi — venomous ray of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes
  • Thai: ปลากระเบนธง (bplaa grà bayn tong) — venomous ray of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes
  • Turkish: vatoz — venomous ray of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes
  • Vietnamese: cá đuối ó — venomous ray of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes
  • Woiwurrung: barbewor — venomous ray of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes
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