manta
noun
(in Spain and Spanish America) a cloak or wrap.
mantas
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pluralof manta.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Despite this, up to 1,000 giant mantas are thought to be harvested from specific locations every year for their meat and gill rakers, the latter being traded as Chinese medicine.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 27, 2018
Coral and colorful, small fish are almost always around, but mantas, hammerhead sharks and turtles are in shorter supply.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 3, 2016
The protections require certificates proving that the mantas have been caught and imported legally.
From New York Times ● Jan. 6, 2016
There were mantas twice your size on the Ras.”
From The New Yorker ● Jul. 26, 2010
The women who were already in mourning for my uncle Lucas took this opportunity to place their mantas over their faces and to scurry to their homes before the hellish storm raised its head again.
From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya
