electric eel

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A species of fish resembling an eel (not related) that is capable of generating powerful electric shocks
type of eel-shaped fish capable of giving a severe electric shock
A long, eellike freshwater fish (Electrophorus electricus) of northern South America, having organs capable of producing a powerful electric discharge. Eel-shaped South American fish (Electrophorus electricus) capable of producing an electric shock strong enough to stun a human. The electric eel (not a true eel) is a sluggish inhabitant of slow freshwater, surfacing periodically to gulp air. Long, cylindrical, scaleless, and gray-brown, it sometimes reaches a length of 9 ft (2.75 m) and a weight of 49 lbs (22 kg). The tail region, bordered below by a long anal fin that the fish undulates to move about, contains the electric organs. The shock (up to 650 volts discharged at will) is used mainly to immobilize fish and other prey
eel-shaped freshwater fish of South America having electric organs in its body

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electric eels
plural form of electric eel
electric eel

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    e·lec·tric eel

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    îlektrîk il

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    /əˈlektrək ˈēl/ /ɪˈlɛktrɪk ˈiːl/