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Carrington, Leonora

(Encyclopedia)Carrington, Leonora, 1917–2011, English-born Mexican surrealist painter, novelist, and eccentric, studied art at Ozenfant Academy, London (1935–38). From a wealthy Anglo-Irish family, she traveled...

manta

(Encyclopedia)manta: see ray.

sawfish

(Encyclopedia)sawfish: see ray.

guitarfish

(Encyclopedia)guitarfish: see ray.

stingray

(Encyclopedia)stingray: see ray.

whipray

(Encyclopedia)whipray: see ray.

mermaid's purse

(Encyclopedia)mermaid's purse: see ray.

torpedo , in zoology

(Encyclopedia)torpedo, fish: see ray.

skate

(Encyclopedia)skate, fish: see ray.

fluoroscope

(Encyclopedia)fluoroscope flo͝orˈəskōp [key], instrument consisting of an X-ray machine (see X ray) and a fluorescent screen that may be used by physicians to view the internal organs of the body. During medica...