numbfish

[ nuhm-fish ]

noun,plural (especially collectively) numb·fish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) numb·fish·es.
  1. an electric ray, so called from its power of numbing its prey by means of electric shocks.

Origin of numbfish

1
First recorded in 1705–15; numb + fish

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numbfish

/ (ˈnʌmˌfɪʃ) /


nounplural -fish or -fishes
  1. any of several electric rays, such as Narcine tasmaniensis (Australian numbfish)

Origin of numbfish

1
C18: so called because it numbs its victims

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