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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
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numbfish
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Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context zoology English) An electric ray of the family Narcinidae, capable of delivering numbing shocks.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. 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 [syn: electric ray , crampfish , torpedo ] [also: numbfishes (pl)]
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Torpedo \Tor*pe"do\, n.; pl. Torpedoes . [L. torpedo, -inis, from torpere to be stiff, numb, or torpid. See Torpid .] (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of elasmobranch fishes belonging to Torpedo and allied genera. They are related to the rays, but ...