1. manta(n = noun.artifact) Array - a blanket that is used as a cloak or shawl; Array
is a kind of blanket, cover
2. manta(n = noun.animal) devilfish, manta ray - extremely large pelagic tropical ray that feeds on plankton and small fishes; usually harmless but its size make it dangerous if harpooned; Array
is a kind of ray
is a member of family mobulidae, mobulidae
has particulars: atlantic manta, manta birostris, devil ray, mobula hypostoma
The manta ray. See also Cephaloptera and Sea devil. [1913 Webster]
manta, n. any large ray of the family Mobulidae, esp. Manta birostris, having winglike pectoral fins and a whiplike tail.
Etymology:
Amer. Sp., = large blanket