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Ray \Ray\, n. [F. raie, L. raia. Cf. {Roach}.] (Zool.)
(a) Any one of numerous elasmobranch fishes of the order
Raiae, 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}.
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{Bishop ray}, a yellow-spotted, long-tailed eagle ray
({Aetobatus narinari} syn. {Stoasodon narinari}) of the
Southern United States and the West Indies; also called
the {spotted eagle ray} and {white-spotted eagle ray}.

{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 {Myliobatidae}, or
{Aetobatidae}. 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 {Trygonidae} having one or more large, sharp,
barbed dorsal spines on the whiplike tail. Called also
{stingaree}.
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Miller \Mill"er\ (m[i^]l"[~e]r), n.
1. One who keeps or attends a flour mill or gristmill.
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2. A milling machine.
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3. (Zool.)
(a) A moth or lepidopterous insect; -- so called because
the wings appear as if covered with white dust or
powder, like a miller's clothes. Called also {moth
miller}.
(b) The eagle ray.
(c) The hen harrier. [Prov. Eng.]
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{Miller's thumb}. (Zool.)
(a) A small fresh-water fish of the genus {Uranidea}
(formerly {Cottus}), as the European species
({Uranidea gobio}), and the American ({Uranidea
gracilis}); -- called also {bullhead}.
(b) A small bird, as the gold-crest, chiff-chaff, and
long-tailed tit. [Prov. Eng.]
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