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  • noun Plural form of stingray.

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Examples

  • U.S. Patent and Trademark Office A Harris StingRay II, one of several devices dubbed 'stingrays.'

    'Stingray' Phone Tracker Fuels Constitutional Clash Jennifer Valentino-DeVries 2011

  • The Journal's coverage of police use of secret cellphone tracking devices known as stingrays and of hand-held facial recognition devices was cited in four of the 12 amicus briefs submitted to the Supreme Court.

    Ruling Spurs Debate on Digital Tracking Julia Angwin 2012

  • G-Men's Secret Weapon stingray The Federal Bureau of Investigation's desire to keep cellphone-tracking devices known as "stingrays" under wraps could make things more difficult for the government as it tries to prosecute the case of a man who was tracked by federal agents using one of the devices, the judge in the case said.

    Week in Words Erin McKean 2011

  • The U.S. Department of Justice now says its use of a cellphone-tracking device in a controversial Arizona case could be considered a "search" under the Fourth Amendment, a tactical move legal experts say is designed to protect the secrecy of the gadgets known as "stingrays."

    Feds Shift Tracking Defense Jennifer Valentino-DeVries 2011

  • Even better than the stingrays was the dodo bird – yes, they have a dried dodo bird on display.

    Neth Space Neth 2006

  • Even better than the stingrays was the dodo bird – yes, they have a dried dodo bird on display.

    Archive 2006-08-01 Neth 2006

  • The U.S. Department of Justice now says its use of a cellphone-tracking device in a controversial Arizona case could be considered a "search" under the Fourth Amendment, a tactical move legal experts say is designed to protect the secrecy of the gadgets known as "stingrays."

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com The Huffington Post News Editors 2011

  • So-called stingrays are one of the new high-tech tools that authorities are using to track and identify you.

    Wired Top Stories David Kravets 2011

  • Since the staff was unaware of the pregnancy, they were shocked and speculated that the sharks feared predator attacks if she birthed during the night; the likes of stingrays could be lethal.

    Shark Caesarean Section 2009

  • Whether snorkeller or diver, the attraction is the same: female southern stingrays, which glide silently through on soft, broad "wings" in search of a morsel of squid, and leave behind a lasting impression.

    Discover an extraordinary underwater world in the Cayman Islands 2011

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