pari paus

Malay

Etymology

From pari (“ray”) +‎ paus (“whale”).

It is sometimes differentiated from pari kaluk (manta ray) that is "horned".

Noun

pari paus (plural pari-pari paus or pari2 paus)

  1. devil ray (fish of the genus Mobula)

Further reading

  • Wilkinson, Richard James. An Abridged Malay-English Dictionary. Macmillan. 1965.
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