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stingray en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈstɪŋˌɹeɪ/
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Etymology

From sting + ray.

Meanings

1. Any of various large, venomous rays, of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes, having a barbed, whiplike tail.
2. (US) 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. 2014, Catherine Nolan; Ashley M. Wilson, JD, The Audacity to Spy: How Government, Business, and Hackers Rob Us of Privacy, Technics Publications, →ISBN, page 74:

Forms

Deriveds

whiptail stingray · stingray shuffle · round stingray

Relateds

IMSI (cell phone)

Synonyms

IMSI catcher · stingaree

Translations (62)

stw nifoaro (venomous ray of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes) · sm fai (venomous ray of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes) · eo rajo (venomous ray of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes) · mh boraan̄ (venomous ray of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes) · ka სკაროსი (venomous ray of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes) · fo stingskøta (venomous ray of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes) · da pilrokke (venomous ray of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes) · mi whai (venomous ray of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes) · vi cá đuối ó (venomous ray of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes) · it razza (venomous ray of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes) · wyi barbewor (venomous ray of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes) · is stingskötur (venomous ray of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes) · pkp wai (venomous ray of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes) · hu tüskésrájafélék (venomous ray of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes) · la trȳgōn (venomous ray of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes) · th ปลากระเบนธง (venomous ray of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes) · pt peixe-rato (venomous ray of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes) · de Stachelrochen (venomous ray of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes) · tl pagi (venomous ray of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes) · pt xuxo (venomous ray of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes) · ru хвостоко́л (venomous ray of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes) · uli faaey (venomous ray of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes) · it pastinaca (venomous ray of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes) · fi keihäsrauskut (venomous ray of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes) · et astelrai (venomous ray of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes) · bal پٹن (venomous ray of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes) · ko 가오리 (venomous ray of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes) · ms ikan pari (venomous ray of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes) · sh žutulja (venomous ray of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes) · sv spjutrocka (venomous ray of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes) · pt ratão (venomous ray of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes) · hu mérges rája (venomous ray of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes) · tr vatoz (venomous ray of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes) · nb piggrokke (venomous ray of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes) · ja 赤鱝 (venomous ray of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes) · fr pastenague (venomous ray of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes) · id ikan pari (venomous ray of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes) · nrf têgrêsse (venomous ray of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes) · ro pisică de mare (venomous ray of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes) · gl raia estriga (venomous ray of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes) · nl pijlstaartrog (venomous ray of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes) · fi suurrausku (venomous ray of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes) · ru скат (venomous ray of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes) · gl uxa (venomous ray of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes) · pt arraia/raia venenosa (venomous ray of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes) · cmn 黃貂魚 /黄貂鱼 (venomous ray of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes) · cs rejnok (venomous ray of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes) · ru морско́й кот (venomous ray of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes) · cmn 魟魚 /𫚉鱼 (venomous ray of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes) · ill pagi (venomous ray of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes) · pt uje (venomous ray of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes) · ar سْتِينْغْرَي (venomous ray of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes) · ja 赤鱏 (venomous ray of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes) · es pastinaca (venomous ray of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes) · pt uja (venomous ray of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes) · srn spari (venomous ray of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes) · ar سَمَكَة رَاي لَاسِع (venomous ray of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes) · fr raie à aiguillon (venomous ray of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes) · grc νάρκη (venomous ray of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes) · ga roc ga nimhe (venomous ray of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes) · nrf raie à didget (venomous ray of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes) · gl estinga (venomous ray of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes)