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numbfish

American  
[nuhm-fish] / ˈnʌmˌfɪʃ /

noun

plural

numbfish,

plural

numbfishes

  1. an electric ray, so called from its power of numbing numbing its prey by means of electric shocks.

numbfish British  
/ ˈnʌmˌfɪʃ /

noun

  1. any of several electric rays, such as Narcine tasmaniensis ( Australian numbfish )

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Etymology

Origin of numbfish

First recorded in 1705–15; numb + fish

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