Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The electric ray or torpedo: so called from its power of benumbing. Also called
cramp-fish . Seetorpedo .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) The torpedo, which
numbs by the electric shocks which it gives.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun zoology An
electric ray of thefamily Narcinidae, capable of delivering numbingshocks .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun 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
Etymologies
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numb + fish
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Spookfish, numbfish, stingarees, fiddler rays and cookie-cutter sharks are just some of the 322 shark, ray and chimaerid species illustrated in the latest edition of Sharks and Rays of Australia - a definitive reference by Peter Last and John Stevens of CSIRO's Wealth from Oceans National Research Flagship.
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Rational Review 2009
bilby commented on the word numbfish
Fish fish!
October 31, 2008
whichbe commented on the word numbfish
This ironically named fish would not make one numb and would instead make one feel pain.
October 31, 2008
bilby commented on the word numbfish
We could have a Zap! list for electricky words.
April 20, 2009