ELECTROPHORUS ELECTRIC

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Eel-shaped freshwater fish of South America having electric organs in its body

Synonyms:

electric eel; Electrophorus electric

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Nouns denoting animals

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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