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numb fish — n. (Zoology) fish that has electric organs and is able to give electrical shock from its organs and enlarged pectoral (lives in tropical or temperate seas), electric ray, crampfish, electrical fish, torpedo … English contemporary dictionary
numb-fish — n. (Ich.) Torpedo … New dictionary of synonyms
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numb — adj. & v. adj. (often foll. by with) deprived of feeling or the power of motion (numb with cold). v.tr. 1 make numb. 2 stupefy, paralyse. Phrases and idioms: numb fish = electric ray. Derivatives: numbly adv. numbness n. Etymology: ME nome(n)… … Useful english dictionary
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Fish torpedo — Torpedo Tor*pe do, n.; pl. {Torpedoes}. [L. torpedo, inis, from torpere to be stiff, numb, or torpid. See {Torpid}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of elasmobranch fishes belonging to {Torpedo} and allied genera. They… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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numbfish — /num fish /, n., pl. (esp. collectively) numbfish, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) numbfishes. an electric ray, so called from its power of numbing its prey by means of electric shocks. [1705 15; NUMB + FISH] * * * … Universalium
Numbfish — Numb fish , n. (Zo[ o]l.) The torpedo, which numbs by the electric shocks which it gives. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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