numbfish
[ nuhm-fish ]
noun,plural (especially collectively) numb·fish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) numb·fish·es.
an electric ray, so called from its power of numbing its prey by means of electric shocks.
Origin of numbfish
1Words Nearby numbfish
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How to use numbfish in a sentence
To Narcine belong the smaller numbfish, or "entemedor," of tropical America.
A Guide to the Study of Fishes, Volume 1 (of 2) | David Starr Jordan
British Dictionary definitions for numbfish
numbfish
/ (ˈnʌmˌfɪʃ) /
nounplural -fish or -fishes
any of several electric rays, such as Narcine tasmaniensis (Australian numbfish)
Origin of numbfish
1C18: so called because it numbs its victims
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