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R — Rattoon to Ray (Part 7 of 7)

Bishop ray, a yellow-spotted, long-tailed eagle ray (Stoasodon nàrinari) of the Southern United States and the West Indies.Butterfly ray, a short-tailed American sting ray having very broad pectoral fins.Devil ray. See Sea devil.Eagle ray, any large ray of the family Myliobatidæ, or Ætobatidæ. 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 Sting ray, any one of numerous species of rays of the family Trygonidæ having one or more large, sharp, barbed dorsal spines on the whiplike tail. Called also stingaree.