What is "cownose ray"

n. ''Rhinoptera bonasus'', an eagle ray found throughout a large part of the western Atlantic and Caribbean.

n. large ray found along eastern coast of North America [syn: cow-nosed ray, Rhinoptera bonasus]

''For other species of cownose rays, see Rhinoptera.

The cownose ray (Rhinoptera bonasus) is a species of eagle ray found throughout a large part of the western Atlantic and Caribbean, from New England, United States to southern Brazil (East Atlantic populations are now generally considered a separate species, R. marginata). Cownose rays grow rapidly, and male rays often reach about in width and weigh . Females typically reach in width and weigh .