Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Whipparee \Whip`pa*ree"\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
   (a) A large sting ray ({Dasybatis, or Trygon, Sayi}) native
       of the Southern United States. It is destitute of large
       spines on the body and tail.
   (b) A large sting ray ({Rhinoptera bonasus}, or {R.
       quadriloba}) of the Atlantic coast of the United States.
       Its snout appears to be four-lobed when viewed in front,
       whence it is also called {cow-nosed ray}.

Source : WordNet®

Rhinoptera bonasus
     n : large ray found along eastern coast of North America [syn: {cownose
         ray}, {cow-nosed ray}]