Noun: eagle ray ee-gul rey
- Powerful free-swimming tropical ray noted for ‘soaring’ by flapping winglike fins; usually harmless but has venomous tissue near base of the tail as in stingrays
"Snorkelers watched in awe as an eagle ray soared through the clear waters"
Derived forms: eagle rays
Type of: ray
Part of: family Myliobatidae, Myliobatidae
Encyclopedia: Eagle ray