numbfish

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noun

An electric ray of the family Narcinidae, capable of delivering numbing shocks.

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electric raycrampfishtorpedo
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Meanings

nounnumbfish (plural numbfish or numbfishes)

plural numbfishes

  1. An electric ray of the family Narcinidae, capable of delivering numbing shocks.

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

Similar
electric raycrampfishtorpedo
Broader
ray
Also see
crampfishelectric raytorpedo

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From numb + fish.

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APA

numbfish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/numbfish

MLA

“numbfish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/numbfish. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “numbfish,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/numbfish.

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