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numbfish

[ nuhm-fish ]

noun

plural (especially collectively) numbfish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) numbfishes.
  1. an electric ray, so called from its power of numbing numbing its prey by means of electric shocks.

numbfish

/ ˈʌˌɪʃ /

noun

  1. any of several electric rays, such as Narcine tasmaniensis ( Australian numbfish )
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of numbfish1

First recorded in 1705–15; numb + fish
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of numbfish1

C18: so called because it numbs its victims

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