sea devil

American  

noun

1. manta.

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Etymology

Origin of sea devil

First recorded in 1585–95

Example Sentences

It’s got a head like a sea devil; the upper part seems like a peacock trying to peck him in the back of the head.”

From Studies in Forensic Psychiatry by Glueck, Bernard

And then, minutes or hours later, close to here, the sea devil had sprung.

From Under Arctic Ice by Winter, H. G.

But after the sea devil was destroyed, what was my surprise to find that all these years he had been lying over a round hole in the rock and covering it with his scarlet body!

From The Sea Fairies by Baum, L. Frank (Lyman Frank)

But it was too late, the sea devil was too near to be balked of the prey.

From A Little Traitor to the South A War Time Comedy With a Tragic Interlude by Rahn, A. D.

"Can you fight and conquer the big sea devil up in the dome?" asked Trot.

From The Sea Fairies by Baum, L. Frank (Lyman Frank)