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: any of numerous rays (as of the family Dasyatidae) with one or more large sharp barbed dorsal spines near the base of the whiplike tail capable of inflicting severe wounds
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This remains a place where crabs crawl out of the water at sunset, stingrays swim around surfers in the Pacific, and languidly smiling sloths—the national mascot—remind us all to slow down.
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Laura Dannen Redman, AFAR Media, 16 July 2025
Steve Irwin tragically died in 2006 after getting stung by a stingray while filming in the Great Barrier Reef.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 23 June 2025
Their unique head shape enhances their ability to detect prey, especially stingrays buried in the sand, and plays a crucial role in their hunting strategy.
—Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
Scuba Diving Montage Los Cabos, Mexico The only 5-star PADI Resort in Los Cabos, Montage Los Cabos offers opportunities for scuba certification and exclusive night dives that reveal bioluminescent marine life, stingrays, octopuses and more under a moonlit sky.
—Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
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Laura Dannen Redman, AFAR Media, 16 July 2025
Steve Irwin tragically died in 2006 after getting stung by a stingray while filming in the Great Barrier Reef.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 23 June 2025
Their unique head shape enhances their ability to detect prey, especially stingrays buried in the sand, and plays a crucial role in their hunting strategy.
—Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
Scuba Diving Montage Los Cabos, Mexico The only 5-star PADI Resort in Los Cabos, Montage Los Cabos offers opportunities for scuba certification and exclusive night dives that reveal bioluminescent marine life, stingrays, octopuses and more under a moonlit sky.
—Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
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“Stingray.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stingray. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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stingray
noun
sting·ray
ˈstiŋ-ˌrā 
: any of numerous rays that have one or more large sharp stinging spines near the base of the whiplike tail
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