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Definition of Electric eel
1. Noun. Eel-shaped freshwater fish of South America having electric organs in its body.
Generic synonyms: Cypriniform Fish
Group relationships: Electrophorus, Genus Electrophorus
Definition of Electric eel
1. Noun. A species of fish resembling an eel (not related) that is capable of generating powerful electric shocks. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Electric Eel
Literary usage of Electric eel
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Transatlantic Sketches, Comprising Visits to the Most Interesting Scenes in by James Edward Alexander (1833)
"—Anecdote.—The Cobra of India—The Pipa Frog—Visit a Dutch Entomologist.—Remarkable
fishes—Pacoo, Perai, Silurus, Assa, electric Eel, ..."
2. The Electrician (1883)
"... the eels I fixed an india-rubber tube to the mouth of the electric eel, which
brings a regular supply of aerated salt water to the gills of the fish. ..."
3. Life in Brazil by Thomas Ewbank (1856)
"Garden, and electric eel.—Current Philosophy respecting the Sex.—Divination.—Provincial
Nicknames.—Dowries in Cocoa and Coffee- trees—Vegetable and other ..."
4. Ancient India as Described by Megasthenês and Arrian: Being a Translation of by Megasthenes, E. A. Schwanbeck, John Watson McCrindle, Arrian (1877)
"Of the electric eel. I learn from Megasthenes that there is in the Indian Sea a
small kind of fish which, is never seen when alive, as it always swims in ..."
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