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Meaning of NUMBFISH

Pronunciation:  'num`fish

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  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
 
 Synonyms: crampfish, electric ray, torpedo
 
 See Also: family Torpedinidae, ray, Torpedinidae

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Numb"fish`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
The torpedo, which numbs by the electric shocks which it
gives.
 

 

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