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单词 electric ray
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Definition of electric ray in English:

electric ray

noun
  • A sluggish bottom-dwelling marine ray that typically lives in shallow water and can produce an electric shock for the capture of prey and for defence.

    Family Torpedinidae: several genera, in particular Torpedo, and many species

    Also called "torpedo ray"
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Either the Pristidae, the true sawfish, come next, or the electric rays of the Torpediniformes.
    • We saw several species of stingray, including an electric ray brilliantly camouflaged in the sand.
    • The smallest ray is the short-nose electric ray, which is the size of a pancake - only 10 cm across and about 0.5 kg in weight.
    • They include things like the electric rays and the swordfishes (Pristidae).
    • Resting on the sand are stingrays, electric rays, frogfish and the docile Port Jackson shark.
 
 

Definition of electric ray in US English:

electric ray

noun
  • A sluggish bottom-dwelling marine ray that typically lives in shallow water and can produce an electric shock for the capture of prey and for defense.

    Family Torpedinidae: several genera, in particular Torpedo, and many species

    Also called "torpedo ray" (see torpedo)
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Resting on the sand are stingrays, electric rays, frogfish and the docile Port Jackson shark.
    • Either the Pristidae, the true sawfish, come next, or the electric rays of the Torpediniformes.
    • The smallest ray is the short-nose electric ray, which is the size of a pancake - only 10 cm across and about 0.5 kg in weight.
    • We saw several species of stingray, including an electric ray brilliantly camouflaged in the sand.
    • They include things like the electric rays and the swordfishes (Pristidae).
 
 
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