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Definition of Rhinoptera bonasus
1. Noun. Large ray found along eastern coast of North America.
Generic synonyms: Eagle Ray
Group relationships: Genus Rhinoptera, Rhinoptera
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rhinoptera Bonasus
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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