\Sting ray\ or Stingray \Sting"ray`\, n.
Any one of numerous rays of the family {Dasyatid[ae]}, syn.
{Trygonid[ae]}, having one or more large sharp barbed dorsal
spines, on the whiplike tail, capable of inflicting severe
wounds. Some species reach a large size, and some, esp., on
the American Pacific coast, are very destructive to oysters.