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    NUMBFISH

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    Irregular inflected form: numbfishes  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

     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 dischargesplay

    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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