ELECTROPHORUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Electrophorus mean? 

• ELECTROPHORUS (noun)
  The noun ELECTROPHORUS has 2 senses:

1. a simple electrostatic generator that generates repeated charges of static electricity

2. type genus of the family Electrophoridae; electric eels

  Familiarity information: ELECTROPHORUS used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ELECTROPHORUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A simple electrostatic generator that generates repeated charges of static electricity

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("electrophorus" is a kind of...):

electrostatic generator; electrostatic machine; Van de Graaff generator; Wimshurst machine (electrical device that produces a high voltage by building up a charge of static electricity)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Type genus of the family Electrophoridae; electric eels

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Electrophorus; genus Electrophorus

Hypernyms ("Electrophorus" is a kind of...):

fish genus (any of various genus of fish)

Meronyms (members of "Electrophorus"):

electric eel; Electrophorus electric (eel-shaped freshwater fish of South America having electric organs in its body)

Holonyms ("Electrophorus" is a member of...):

Electrophoridae; family Electrophoridae (small family comprising the electric eels)