noun
eel-shaped freshwater fish of South America having electric organs in its body
• Syn: ↑Electrophorus electric
• Hypernyms: ↑cypriniform fish
• Member Holonyms: ↑Electrophorus, ↑genus Electrophorus
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noun, pl ⋯ eels [count]
: a long, thin South American fish that is able to give a severe electric shock
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a large fish that lives in rivers in S America, which produces electricity to kill its food and to help it find its way
Useful english dictionary. 2012.