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Electric eel   /ɪlˈɛktrɪk il/   Listen
Electric eel

noun
1.
Eel-shaped freshwater fish of South America having electric organs in its body.  Synonym: Electrophorus electric.





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"Electric eel" Quotes from Famous Books



... I should think that, as an old hand at playing the buffer in family jars, you had a much greater experience. Yesterday she was like an electric eel! And she gave her shock, too! The boy has not been home since. I am almost glad of that; it shows he has some sense of shame. I was beginning to ...
— Three Comedies • Bjornstjerne M. Bjornson


Words linked to "Electric eel" :   electrophorus, genus Electrophorus, cypriniform fish


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