"Knollenorgan" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Knollenorgans [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from German Knollenorgan (literally “tuber organ”), from Knolle + -n- + Organ, because they resemble tubers. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|de|Knollenorgan|lit=tuber organ}} Borrowed from German Knollenorgan (literally “tuber organ”), {{compound|de|Knolle|-n-|Organ|nocat=1}} Knolle + -n- + Organ Head templates: {{en-noun}} Knollenorgan (plural Knollenorgans)
  1. A tuberous electroreceptor organ found in the skin of weakly electric fish of the family Mormyridae from Africa, which is specialized for electrical communication.
    Sense id: en-Knollenorgan-en-noun-8MdMMtWW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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