The Collaborative International Dictionary
Ray \Ray\, n. [F. raie, L. raia. Cf. Roach.] (Zo["o]l.)
Any one of numerous elasmobranch fishes of the order Rai[ae], including the skates, torpedoes, sawfishes, etc.
-
In a restricted sense, any of the broad, flat, narrow-tailed species, as the skates and sting rays. See Skate.
Bishop ray, a yellow-spotted, long-tailed eagle ray ( Stoasodon n[`a]rinari) of the Southern United States and the West Indies.
Butterfly ray, a short-tailed American sting ray ( Pteroplatea Maclura), having very broad pectoral fins.
Devil ray. See Sea Devil.
Eagle ray, any large ray of the family Myliobatid[ae], or [AE]tobatid[ae]. The common European species ( Myliobatis aquila) is called also whip ray, and miller.
Electric ray, or Cramp ray, a torpedo.
Starry ray, a common European skate ( Raia radiata).
Sting ray, any one of numerous species of rays of the family Trygonid[ae] having one or more large, sharp, barbed dorsal spines on the whiplike tail. Called also stingaree.
Wiktionary
n. (alternative spelling of stingray English)
Wikipedia
Stingaree is an American Pre-Code romantic drama film directed by William A. Wellman released by RKO Radio Pictures in 1934. The movie was based on a story by Ernest William Hornung, which was published in 1905. Set in Australia, it starred Irene Dunne as Hilda Bouverie and Richard Dix as Stingaree.
Stingaree is a 1915 American drama film serial directed by James W. Horne.
The Stingaree was a disreputable neighborhood of San Diego at the turn of the 20th century. The word may also refer to:
In entertainment:
- Stingaree (1934 film), starring Irene Dunne and Richard Dix
- Stingaree (serial), a 1915 film serial
- "The Stingaree", a song from the musical The Girl Who Came to Supper
Places:
- Stingaree or Stingray Bay, original name given to Botany Bay by Captain James Cook
- Stingaree Island and Stingaree Bight, in Swan Bay, Australia
- Stingaree Island (see List of islands of Maryland)
Other:
- Members of the ray family Urolophidae, or stingrays in general
- Stingaree, one of five Queensland Maritime Defence Force Auxiliary Gunboats
Stingaree is a 1905 novel by E. W. Hornung about an Australian bushranger. It was allegedly based on the Kelly Gang.
Usage examples of "stingaree".
One stingaree passed overhead, its white underside giving it a strangely angelic aspect, trailing its long snake tail with the deadly barb.
Two or three large stingarees were flapping dark triangles over light sand bottom in the shoal water.