[man-tuh; Sp. mahn-tah] 
[-tuh
z; Sp. -tahs] . | 1. | (in Spain and Spanish America) a cloak or wrap. |
| 2. | the type of blanket or cloth used on a horse or mule. |
| 3. | Military. a movable shelter formerly used to protect besiegers, as when attacking a fortress. |
| 4. | Ichthyology. Also called manta ray, devil ray, devilfish. any of several tropical rays of the small family Mobulidae, esp. of the genus Manta, measuring from 2 to 24 ft. (0.6 to 7.3 m) across, including the pectoral fins. |