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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 bodyplay

  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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