Definition of Rhinoptera bonasus

1. Noun. Large ray found along eastern coast of North America.

Exact synonyms: Cow-nosed Ray, Cownose Ray
Generic synonyms: Eagle Ray
Group relationships: Genus Rhinoptera, Rhinoptera

Lexicographical Neighbors of Rhinoptera Bonasus

Rhine wine
Rhinegrave
Rhinegraves
Rhineland
Rhineland-Palatinate
Rhinobatidae
Rhinoceros antiquitatis
Rhinoceros unicornis
Rhinocerotidae
Rhinocladiella
Rhinoestrus purpureus
Rhinolophidae
Rhinonicteris
Rhinonicteris aurantius
Rhinoptera
Rhinoptera bonasus
Rhinosporidium seeberi
Rhinotermitidae
Rhinovirus
Rhipicephalus appendiculatus
Rhipicephalus evertsi
Rhipicephalus pulchellus
Rhipicephalus sanguineus
Rhipsalis
Rhiptoglossa
Rhizobium
Rhizoctinia solani
Rhizophora mangle
Rhizophoraceae

Literary usage of Rhinoptera bonasus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (1920)
"rhinoptera bonasus (Mitchill). Large one at Atlantic City in August. One of about 60 pounds taken on the oyster-beds off the mouth of ..."

2. Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences by Washington Academy of Sciences (1915)
"... rhinoptera bonasus, collected at Chesapeake Beach, Maryland. EW NELSON called attention to the newspaper notoriety attained by the San Antonio (Texas) ..."

3. The Call of the Surf by Van Campen Heilner, Frank Stick (1920)
"This specimen (rhinoptera bonasus), which fell to my rod, was the first one of its kind I had ever seen. When it seized my bait and rushing seaward leaped ..."

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