n. The torpedo, or electric ray, whose touch gives an electric shock.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. The torpedo, or electric ray, the touch of which gives an electric shock. See electric fish, and torpedo.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. The electric ray or torpedo. See torpedo. Also called cramp-ray, numb-fish, and wrymouth.
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n. 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