"ghost knifefish" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ghost knifefishes [plural], ghost knifefish [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|+|ghost knifefish}} ghost knifefish (plural ghost knifefishes or ghost knifefish)
  1. Any of the family Apteronotidae of ray-finned fishes in the order Gymnotiformes. Wikipedia link: ghost knifefish Categories (lifeform): Otocephalan fish

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