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stingray

noun
/ˈstɪŋˌɹeɪ/

Etymology

From sting + ray.

  1. derived from rā — “roe deer”
  2. derived from rei — “king”
  3. compounded as stingray — “sting + ray”

Definitions

  1. Any of various large, venomous rays, of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes, having…

    Any of various large, venomous rays, of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes, having a barbed, whiplike tail.

  2. A device that simulates a cell tower, used to intercept cell phone communications.

    • The device mimics a cell phone tower and gets the phone to connect to it. […] Once a signal is found, the stingray measures its strength and can provide a general location on the map.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for stingray. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA