NOUN | animal | numbfish, electric ray, crampfish, torpedo | any sluggish / 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 |
---|
Meaning | Any sluggish / 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. | |
---|---|---|
Synonyms | electric ray, crampfish, torpedo | |
Member of | Torpedinidae, family Torpedinidae | electric rays |
Broader | ray | cartilaginous fishes having horizontally flattened bodies and enlarged winglike pectoral fins with gills on the underside |
Spanish | torpedo | |
Catalan | torpede, torpediniforme, vaca |
©2001-24 · HyperDic hyper-dictionary · Contact