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Numbfish

Numbfish Meaning & Definition
Numbfish Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Numbfish?

[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

Synonyms | Synonyms for Numbfish: crampfish | electric ray | torpedo

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See Also | family Torpedinidae | ray | Torpedinidae

Numbfish In Webster's Dictionary

\Numb"fish`\, n. (Zo["o]l.) The torpedo, which numbs by the electric shocks which it gives.

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