ORDER RAJIFORMES Synonyms

• a column of light (as from a beacon)

• a branch of an umbel or an umbelliform inflorescence

• (mathematics) a straight line extending from a point

• a group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation

• the syllable naming the second (supertonic) note of any major scale in solmization

• any of the stiff bony spines in the fin of a fish

• cartilaginous fishes having horizontally flattened bodies and enlarged winglike pectoral fins with gills on the underside; most swim by moving the pectoral fins

• emit as rays

• extend or spread outward from a center or focus or inward towards a center

• expose to radiation

• sports equipment that is worn on the feet to enable the wearer to glide along and to be propelled by the alternate actions of the legs

• large edible rays having a long snout and thick tail with pectoral fins continuous with the head; swim by undulating the edges of the pectoral fins

• move along on skates

• fishes in which the skeleton may be calcified but not ossified

• fish with dorsoventrally flattened bodies; includes: rays; skates; guitarfishes; sawfishes

• fish with dorsoventrally flattened bodies; includes: rays; skates; guitarfishes; sawfishes

• fish with dorsoventrally flattened bodies; includes: rays; skates; guitarfishes; sawfishes