MANTA

Meaning of MANTA in English

[ 'mantə ]

■ noun a devil ray that occurs in tropical seas and may reach very great size. [ Manta birostris .]

Origin

C17: from Latin Amer. Sp., lit. 'large blanket'.

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

MANTA — noun Etymology: Spanish, alteration of manto cloak, from Late Latin mantus, probably back-formation from Latin mantellum mantle Date: 1697 a …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MANTA — ˈmantə, ˈmän- noun Etymology: Spanish, literally, blanket, cloak, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin, blanket, cloak 1. -s chiefly Southwest : a …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MANTA — (n.) See Coleoptera and Sea devil.
Английский словарь Webster
MANTA — ( n. ) See Coleoptera and Sea devil.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MANTA — /mahn"tah, -teuh/ , n. a seaport in W Ecuador, on Manta Bay. 64,569.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MANTA — /man"teuh/ ; Sp. /mahn"tah/ , n. , pl. mantas /-teuhz/ ; Sp. /-tahs/ . 1. (in Spain and Spanish America) …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MANTA — n. coarse cotton cloth or blanket generally worn as a shawl (in Spain, Latin America and Southwestern U.S.A.); manta ray, …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
MANTA — n. seaport in western Ecuador on Manta Bay (South America)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
MANTA — noun Etymology: Spanish, alteration of manto cloak, from Late Latin mantus, probably back-formation from Latin mantellum mantle Date: 1697 1. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MANTA — noun ·see coleoptera and sea devil.
Webster English vocab
MANTA — [man.ta] n [Sp, alter. of manto cloak, fr. LL mantus, prob. back-formation fr. L mantellum mantle] (1697) 1: a square …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MANTA — port city, Manab province, western Ecuador, on the Baha (bay) de Manta. Originally known as Jocay (Golden Doors), it was …
Britannica English vocabulary
MANTA — manta, Manta BrE AmE ˈmænt ə AmE \ ˈmæn t̬ ə ▷ manta|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
MANTA — / ˈmæntə; NAmE / (also ˌmanta ˈray ) noun a large fish that lives in tropical seas and swims by …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MANTA — n. any large ray of the family Mobulidae, esp. Manta birostris, having winglike pectoral fins and a whiplike tail. [Amer. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MANTA — n. any large ray of the family Mobulidae, esp. Manta birostris, having winglike pectoral fins and a whiplike tail. [ …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MANTA — n. any large ray of the family Mobulidae, esp. Manta birostris, having winglike pectoral fins and a whiplike tail. Etymology: …
Oxford English vocab
MANTA — Манта
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
MANTA — манта, морской дьявол (Manta); pl мантовые (Mobulidae) - Atlantic manta - Pacific manta
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
MANTA — манта, морской дьявол ( Manta ) ; pl мантовые ( Mobulidae ) - Atlantic manta - Pacific manta
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
MANTA — манта В прошлом повседневная, ныне праздничная одежда индианок пуэбло [Pueblo]; состоит из прямоугольного куска тонкой шерстяной ткани, который пропускается под левой …
MANTA — манта В прошлом повседневная, ныне праздничная одежда индианок пуэбло ; состоит из прямоугольного куска тонкой шерстяной ткани, который пропускается под …
MANTA — 1. скат; 2. разновидность накидки, пончо
Subsidiary English-Russian Dictionary
MANTA — n. Pronunciation: ' man-t ə Function: noun Etymology: Spanish, alteration of manto cloak, from Late Latin mantus, probably back-formation from …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
MANTA RAY — noun Date: 1951 any of several extremely large rays (genera Manta and Mobula ) that are widely distributed in warm …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MANTA RAY — or devil ray or devilfish Any of several genera of warm-water marine rays , constituting the family Mobulidae, that are …
Английский словарь Британика
MANTA RAY — or devil ray or devilfish Any of several genera of warm-water marine rays , constituting the family Mobulidae, that are …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
PACIFIC MANTA — 1) тихоокеанская манта (Manta hamiltoni) 2) см. Atlantic manta
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
PACIFIC MANTA — 1) тихоокеанская манта ( Manta hamiltoni ) 2) см. Atlantic manta
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
DEVIL RAY — also called Manta Ray, any of several genera of marine rays comprising the family Mobulidae (class Selachii). Flattened, and wider …
Britannica English vocabulary
МОРСКОЙ ДЬЯВОЛ — 1) ихт. devilfish 2) (Mobula diabolus) diamondfish 3) (Manta) blanket fish 4) (Manta) manta 5) (Mobula diabolus) diamond ray
Новый Русско-Английский биологический словарь
МАНТА — 1) ихт. (Manta) devilfish 2) blanket fish 3) manta 4) (Manta birostris) Atlantic manta 5) ихт. (Manta) devil ray
Новый Русско-Английский биологический словарь

Concise Oxford English vocab

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