crampfish

cramp·fish  (krmpfsh)

n. pl. crampfish or cramp·fish·es

See electric ray.

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[From cramp¹ (from its ability to give electric shocks).]

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Noun

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crampfish - 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 electric ray, 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