"electric eel" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: electric eels [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} electric eel (plural electric eels)
  1. (strictly) Electrophorus electricus, a species of fish resembling an eel (though not related) that is capable of generating powerful electric shocks. Categories (lifeform): Otocephalan fish Translations (species of fish): електрическа змиорка (električeska zmiorka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), pỳp (Canela), anguila elèctrica [feminine] (Catalan), 電鰻 (Chinese Mandarin), 电鳗 (diànmán) (Chinese Mandarin), sidderaal [masculine] (Dutch), sähköankerias (Finnish), anguille électrique [feminine] (French), ელექტრული გველთევზა (elekṭruli gveltevza) (Georgian), Zitteraal [masculine] (German), ηλεκτροφόρο χέλι (ilektrofóro chéli) [neuter] (Greek), μουδιάστρα (moudiástra) [colloquial, feminine] (Greek), nimeriarluk (Greenlandic), elektromos angolna (Hungarian), hrökkáll [masculine] (Icelandic), 電気鰻 (denkiunagi) (alt: デンキウナギ) (Japanese), 痺鰻 (shibireunagi) (alt: シビレウナギ) (Japanese), mokokti (Kayapó), електрична јагула (električna jagula) (Macedonian), naʼashǫ́ʼii łóóʼ atsiniltłʼish ííłʼínígíí (Navajo), atsiniltłʼish ííłʼínígíí (Navajo), strętwa [feminine] (Polish), trzęsawiec [masculine] (Polish), węgorz elektryczny [masculine] (Polish), enguia-elétrica [feminine] (Portuguese), poraquê [masculine] (Portuguese), peixe-elétrico [masculine] (Portuguese), электри́ческий у́горь (elektríčeskij úgorʹ) [masculine] (Russian), anguila eléctrica [feminine] (Spanish), மின் விலாங்குமீன் (miṉ vilāṅkumīṉ) (Tamil), elektrikli yılan balığı (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-electric_eel-en-noun-RcbOAA9V Disambiguation of Otocephalan fish: 54 16 30 Disambiguation of 'species of fish': 71 29 0
  2. (broadly) Any species of the genus Electrophorus. Tags: broadly
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  3. A plumber's snake powered by electricity.
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      "roman": "ilektrofóro chéli",
      "sense": "species of fish",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ηλεκτροφόρο χέλι"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "moudiástra",
      "sense": "species of fish",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "μουδιάστρα"
    },
    {
      "code": "kl",
      "lang": "Greenlandic",
      "sense": "species of fish",
      "word": "nimeriarluk"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "species of fish",
      "word": "elektromos angolna"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "species of fish",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hrökkáll"
    },
    {
      "alt": "デンキウナギ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "denkiunagi",
      "sense": "species of fish",
      "word": "電気鰻"
    },
    {
      "alt": "シビレウナギ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "shibireunagi",
      "sense": "species of fish",
      "word": "痺鰻"
    },
    {
      "code": "txu",
      "lang": "Kayapó",
      "sense": "species of fish",
      "word": "mokokti"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "električna jagula",
      "sense": "species of fish",
      "word": "електрична јагула"
    },
    {
      "code": "nv",
      "lang": "Navajo",
      "sense": "species of fish",
      "word": "naʼashǫ́ʼii łóóʼ atsiniltłʼish ííłʼínígíí"
    },
    {
      "code": "nv",
      "lang": "Navajo",
      "sense": "species of fish",
      "word": "atsiniltłʼish ííłʼínígíí"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "species of fish",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "strętwa"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "species of fish",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "trzęsawiec"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "species of fish",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "węgorz elektryczny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "species of fish",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "enguia-elétrica"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "species of fish",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "poraquê"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "species of fish",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "peixe-elétrico"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "elektríčeskij úgorʹ",
      "sense": "species of fish",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "электри́ческий у́горь"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "species of fish",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "anguila eléctrica"
    },
    {
      "code": "ta",
      "lang": "Tamil",
      "roman": "miṉ vilāṅkumīṉ",
      "sense": "species of fish",
      "word": "மின் விலாங்குமீன்"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "species of fish",
      "word": "elektrikli yılan balığı"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "electric eel"
  ],
  "word": "electric eel"
}

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