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NUMBFISH

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: numbfishes   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any sluggish bottom-dwelling ray of the order Torpediniformes having a rounded body and electric organs on each side of the head capable of emitting strong electric discharges

Synonyms:

crampfish; electric ray; numbfish; torpedo

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("numbfish" is a kind of...):

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

Holonyms ("numbfish" is a member of...):

family Torpedinidae; Torpedinidae (electric rays)

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