electric ray
noun
: any of various round-bodied short-tailed rays (family Torpedinidae) of warm seas with a pair of electric organs
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The name E-Ray, from the electric ray sea creature, is a play on the Stingray name of the base model.
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Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN, 17 Jan. 2023
The Romans also used non-static electricity from torpedo fish, a name for various species of electric ray, to deliver shocks to patients with maladies including headaches and hemorrhoids.
—The New Yorker, 29 Nov. 2021
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Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN, 17 Jan. 2023
The Romans also used non-static electricity from torpedo fish, a name for various species of electric ray, to deliver shocks to patients with maladies including headaches and hemorrhoids.
—The New Yorker, 29 Nov. 2021
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“Electric ray.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/electric%20ray. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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