numbfish

American

[nuhm-fish] / ˈnʌmˌfɪʃ /

noun

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

numbfish British

/ ˈnʌmˌfɪʃ /

noun

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

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Inflected Forms

noun

numbfishes

plural
numbfish

plural

Etymology

Origin of numbfish

First recorded in 1705–15; numb + fish

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