"elephantfish" meaning in All languages combined

See elephantfish on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: elephantfish [plural], elephantfishes [plural]
Etymology: elephant + fish Etymology templates: {{compound|en|elephant|fish}} elephant + fish Head templates: {{en-noun|elephantfish|+}} elephantfish (plural elephantfish or elephantfishes)
  1. A fish of the family Mormyridae, noted for its ability to generate electric fields. Translations (fish of Mormyridae): ranafiskur [masculine] (Icelandic), reperepe (Maori), anyadäl (Southwestern Dinka)
    Sense id: en-elephantfish-en-noun-cqF~8naf Disambiguation of 'fish of Mormyridae': 72 28
  2. A plownose chimaera, any fish in the not closely related genus Callorhinchus of cartilaginous fish, which uses its fleshy snout to feel for food in sediments and to sense electric fields. Categories (lifeform): Chimaeras (fish), Osteoglossomorph fish
    Sense id: en-elephantfish-en-noun-YxA6xLlf Disambiguation of Chimaeras (fish): 41 59 Disambiguation of Osteoglossomorph fish: 44 56 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 71 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 15 85

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