numbfish vs ray

ray vs numbfish

numbfish and ray both are nouns.

numbfish is not a verb while ray is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
numbfish	Yes	No	No	No
ray	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, ray is a hypernym of numbfish; that is, ray is a word with a broader meaning than numbfish:

numbfish: 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
ray: cartilaginous fishes having horizontally flattened bodies and enlarged winglike pectoral fins with gills on the underside; most swim by moving the pectoral fins

numbfish (noun)	ray (noun)
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	cartilaginous fishes having horizontally flattened bodies and enlarged winglike pectoral fins with gills on the underside; most swim by moving the pectoral fins
	any of the stiff bony spines in the fin of a fish
	the syllable naming the second (supertonic) note of any major scale in solmization
	a column of light (as from a beacon)
	a group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation
	a branch of an umbel or an umbelliform inflorescence
	(mathematics) a straight line extending from a point

numbfish (verb)	ray (verb)
	expose to radiation
	extend or spread outward from a center or focus or inward towards a center
	emit as rays

Difference between numbfish and ray

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