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Webster 1913 Edition


Whipparee

Whipˊpa-ree′

,
Noun.
(Zool.)
(a)
A large sting ray (
Dasybatis Sayi
, or
Trygon Sayi
) native of the Southern United States. It is destitute of large spines on the body and tail.
(b)
A large sting ray (
Rhinoptera bonasus
, or
Rhinoptera quadriloba
) of the Atlantic coast of the United States. Its snout appears to be four-lobed when viewed in front, whence it is also called
cow-nosed ray
.

Definition 2024


whipparee

whipparee

English

Noun

whipparee (plural whipparees)

  1. Any of various stingrays of the coastal United States, including the cownose ray.