manta: Meaning and Definition of

man•ta

1. (in Spain and Spanish America) a cloak or wrap.
2. the type of blanket or cloth used on a horse or mule.
3. a movable shelter formerly used to protect besiegers, as when attacking a fortress.
4. Also calledany 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. See illus. in preceding column.

Man•ta

1. a seaport in W Ecuador, on Manta Bay. 64,569.