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Stoasodon narinari
Ray Ray, n. [F. raie, L. raia. Cf. Roach.] (Zo["o]l.) (a) Any one of numerous elasmobranch fishes of the order Rai[ae], including the skates, torpedoes, sawfishes, etc. (b) 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.

Meaning of Stoas from wikipedia

- A stoa (/ˈstoʊə/; plural, stoas, stoai, or stoae /ˈstoʊ.iː/), in ancient Gr**** architecture, is a covered walkway or portico, commonly for public use...
- Stoas University of Applied Sciences (Dutch: Stoas Hogeschool) is a Dutch vocational college with the head office in Ede. Stoas University of Applied...
- with Ionic for the interior colonnade. This combination had been used in stoas since the classical period and was by ****enistic times quite common. On...
- stoa. During ****enistic times this type of architectural layout, based heavily on view towards and from important buildings, especially with stoas became...
- Stoa Amphiaraion (also known as the Enkoimeterion) is located on the east side of the Sanctuary of Amphiaraios, southeast of the Theatre. It was built...
- preserved until the mid-second century AD. It is among the smallest known Gr**** stoas, but had great symbolic significance as the seat of the Athenian King Archon...
- Look up stoa in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A stoa is a covered walkway or portico. Stoa or STOA may also refer to: Johan Støa (politician) (1913–1973)...
- The Stoa Poikile (Ancient Gr****: ἡ ποικίλη στοά, hē poikílē stoá) or Painted Portico was a Doric stoa (a covered walkway or portico) erected around 460...
- Dr Tom Stoa (born July 7, 1951) was an American politician and medical doctor. Stoa lived in Winona, Minnesota and graduated from Winona Senior High School...
- Stoa USA, also referred to as Stoa, is a Christian homeschool forensics organization in the United States. It is one of the four major national high school...