- manta - a blanket that is used as a cloak or shawl
--1 is a kind of blanket, cover
- manta, manta ray, devilfish - extremely large pelagic tropical ray that feeds on plankton and small fishes; usually harmless but its size make it dangerous if harpooned
--2 is a kind of ray
--2 is a member of Mobulidae, family Mobulidae
--2 has particulars: Atlantic manta, Manta birostris; devil ray, Mobula hypostoma - manta, manta ray, devilfish - extremely large pelagic tropical ray that feeds on plankton and small fishes; usually harmless but its size make it dangerous if harpooned