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Noun: electric ray
  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
    - crampfish, numbfish, torpedo

Derived forms: electric rays

Type of: ray

Part of: family Torpedinidae, Torpedinidae

Encyclopedia: Electric ray