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ELECTRIC RAY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does electric ray mean?
• ELECTRIC RAY (noun)
The noun ELECTRIC RAY has 1 sense:
1. 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
Familiarity information: ELECTRIC RAY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
crampfish; electric ray; numbfish; torpedo
Hypernyms ("electric ray" is a kind 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)
Holonyms ("electric ray" is a member of...):
family Torpedinidae; Torpedinidae (electric rays)
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