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ELECTROPHORUS ELECTRIC
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Electrophorus electric mean?
• ELECTROPHORUS ELECTRIC (noun)
The noun ELECTROPHORUS ELECTRIC has 1 sense:
1. eel-shaped freshwater fish of South America having electric organs in its body
Familiarity information: ELECTROPHORUS ELECTRIC used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• ELECTROPHORUS ELECTRIC (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Eel-shaped freshwater fish of South America having electric organs in its body
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
electric eel; Electrophorus electric
Hypernyms ("Electrophorus electric" is a kind of...):
cypriniform fish (a soft-finned fish of the order Cypriniformes)
Holonyms ("Electrophorus electric" is a member of...):
Electrophorus; genus Electrophorus (type genus of the family Electrophoridae; electric eels)
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