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Juan Fernández

(Encyclopedia)Juan Fernández hwän fārnänˈdās [key], group of small islands, S Pacific, c.400 mi (640 km) W of Valparaiso, Chile. They belong to Chile and are constitutionally a special territory; they are adm...

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...