numb·fish (n m f sh )n. pl. numbfish or numb·fish·es See electric ray. |
numbfish [ˈnʌmˌfɪʃ]
n pl -fish, -fishes
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of several electric rays, such as Narcine tasmaniensis (Australian numbfish)
[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 dischargesray - cartilaginous fishes having horizontally flattened bodies and enlarged winglike pectoral fins with gills on the underside; most swim by moving the pectoral fins family Torpedinidae, Torpedinidae - electric rays |
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