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electric ray
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electric ray
n.
Any of various tropical or subtropical marine fishes of the family Torpedinidae, having a rounded body and a pair of organs capable of producing an electric discharge, which is used to stun or kill prey. Also called crampfish, numbfish, torpedo.
electric ray
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any ray of the order Torpediniformes, of tropical and temperate seas, having a flat rounded body with an electric organ in each of the fins, close to the head
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Noun1.electric ray - 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 dischargeselectric ray - 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
crampfish, numbfish, torpedo
ray - 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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Softcover (and CD-ROM); 554 pages Since the Roman Empire where live torpedo fish were used to relieve symptoms from haemorrhoids, through to intolerable protracted headaches, and since Galvani in the 18th century noted the twitching of a frog's leg muscle with the use of an electric current, electrophysical agents have been used to introduce various forms of exogenous energy to improve health and relieve symptoms.
Electrotherapy Explained, 4th Edition--Principles and Practice by Newsham-West, Richard / New Zealand Journal of Physiotherapy
 
 
 
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