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Torpedinidae

noun

electric rays

• Syn: ↑family Torpedinidae

• Hypernyms: ↑fish family

• Member Holonyms: ↑Torpediniformes, ↑order Torpediniformes

• Member Meronyms: ↑electric ray, ↑crampfish, ↑numbfish, ↑torpedo

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\\ˌtȯrpəˈdinəˌdē\ noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Torpedin-, Torpedo, type genus + -idae

: a family of elasmobranchs (order Batoidei) consisting of the electric rays

Useful english dictionary. 2012.