numbfish

numbfish

(ˈnʌmˌfɪʃ) n, pl -fish or -fishes (Animals) any of several electric rays, such as Narcine tasmaniensis (Australian numbfish)[C18: so called because it numbs its victims]

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Noun

1.numbfish - 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 dischargescrampfish, electric ray, torpedoray - cartilaginous fishes having horizontally flattened bodies and enlarged winglike pectoral fins with gills on the underside; most swim by moving the pectoral finsfamily Torpedinidae, Torpedinidae - electric rays