numbfish

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈnʌmˌfɪʃ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(num′fish′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
numb•fish  (num′fish′),USA pronunciation n., pl. (esp. collectively) -fish,  (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) -fish•es. 
  1. Fishan electric ray, so called from its power of numbing its prey by means of electric shocks.
  • numb + fish 1705–15

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
numbfish /ˈnʌmˌfɪʃ/ n ( pl -fish, -fishes)
  1. any of several electric rays, such as Narcine tasmaniensis (Australian numbfish)
Etymology: 18th Century: so called because it numbs its victims

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