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electric ray

Other forms: electric rays

Definitions of electric ray
  1. 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
    synonyms: crampfish, numbfish, torpedo
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    type of:
    ray
    cartilaginous fishes having horizontally flattened bodies and enlarged winglike pectoral fins with gills on the underside; most swim by moving the pectoral fins
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