family Torpedinidae

family Torpedinidae
noun
electric rays
Syn: ↑Torpedinidae
Hypernyms: ↑fish family
Member Holonyms: ↑Torpediniformes, ↑order Torpediniformes
Member Meronyms: ↑electric ray, ↑crampfish, ↑numbfish, ↑torpedo

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