Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
nounany 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
Broader
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Translations
Ancient Greek νάρκη
- νάρκη (nárkē)fish of the order Torpedodiniformes
Chinese Mandarin 電鰩 /电鳐
- 電鰩 /电鳐 (diànyáo)fish of the order Torpedodiniformes
Finnish sähkörausku
- sähkörauskufish of the order Torpedodiniformes
French torpille, torpedo
- torpillefish of the order Torpedodiniformes
- torpedofish of the order Torpedodiniformes
German Zitterrochen
- Zitterrochenfish of the order Torpedodiniformes
Irish roc nimhe
- roc nimhefish of the order Torpedodiniformes
Japanese 痺鱝, 痺鱏
- 痺鱝fish of the order Torpedodiniformes
- 痺鱏 (shibireei)fish of the order Torpedodiniformes
Latin torpedo
- torpedofish of the order Torpedodiniformes
Māori repo, whai repo
- repofish of the order Torpedodiniformes
- whai repofish of the order Torpedodiniformes
Polish drętwa
- drętwafish of the order Torpedodiniformes
Portuguese tremelga, raia-elétrica
- tremelgafish of the order Torpedodiniformes
- raia-elétricafish of the order Torpedodiniformes
- tremãofish of the order Torpedodiniformes
- tremedeirafish of the order Torpedodiniformes
- treme-mãofish of the order Torpedodiniformes
- torpedofish of the order Torpedodiniformes
Russian электри́ческий скат, гнюс
- электри́ческий скат (elektríčeskij skat)fish of the order Torpedodiniformes
- гнюс (gnjus)fish of the order Torpedodiniformes
Cite this entry
APA
electric ray. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electric%20ray
MLA
“electric ray.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electric%20ray. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “electric ray,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electric%20ray.
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