Manta usually refers to the manta ray in nature or marine discussions.

Animal Context

When 'manta' is used, picture the distinct triangular wings of the fish.

Visual Imagery

Do not confuse 'manta' with stingrays; mantas do not have a stinger.

Not Stingrays

In Latin American and Spanish contexts, 'manta' refers to traditional garments.

Cultural Item

'Manta' conveys warmth and is akin to comfort items like quilts or comforters.

Warmth and Comfort

In a domestic setting, 'manta' often refers to a type of blanket you can wrap around yourself.

Household Object

'Manta' is used to name a particular model of car, mostly recognized by car enthusiasts.

Car Model

The Opel Manta is known for its classic sports car appeal from the 1970s and 1980s.

Classic and Sporty

The automotive 'manta' is less commonly referred to, so its usage may puzzle listeners unless context is clear.

Seldom Mentioned

 people are really identified with this story the kind of david and goliath of it when a manta is first born it really is microscopic it can stand on your finger on the end of your finger it's that small and so you really don't give a bit much chance of survival and it's born into a big world you know the jungle is full of danger and even

Filming the Kung Fu...

 become a marine-protected area. Now, fisherman from neighboring islands, they once hunted these manta rays to make traditional drums from their skins. Today, they are the most ardent conservation champions and manta rays earn the Maldivian economy in excess of 8 million dollars every single year.

Dive into an ocean...

 And the issue was the fact that this site was basically about to be developed into a marina. He asked me to be the first person to photograph his manta rays. And basically, you know, hopefully we were able to use those images to try to raise awareness about this amazing, amazing location there.

Photographing Our Seas:...

 too many divers and snorkelers can disrupt the feeding activities and in the long run possibly even displace the Mantis and whale sharks from this important foraging ground of course tourism is a much better alternative to killing manta rays for the gill rakers

Feeding Frenzy: Manta...

 list and I was asked to help evaluate the the status of the giant manta ray and it became very clear to us that week that we know nothing about this animal or we didn't at the time and it was not a real shocker that by the end of the week we had to list this

Andrea Marshall: Queen...

 talking there was just a ton of different kinds of stores with everything from shockfin to ivory to manta rays to pangolin scales like literally every imaginable kind of wildlife but malik is not there to shop she's there to investigate seafood smuggling

Going Undercover to Save...

 yeah biodiversity is such a privilege absolutely yeah it really really is um lovely picture of you there by the way with a manta oh must be just absolutely awesome and and to make all those connections is super important you know

Coral Reef Ocean...

 have English jellyfish the other the only other country you can find these type of flakes with this English jellyfish is in Palau and one other location in Indonesia whales dolphins all kinds of sharks carpet sharks manta

Empower locals to...

 although manta rays are a really iconic species that have a really high value in tourism they're also targeted all around the world in fisheries but they're also

Watch: Camera Put on...

 nev is kind of a manta gynecologist he's using the world's first contactless