(Zool.)

any fish which has an electrical organ by means of which it can give an electrical shock. The best known kinds are the torpedo, the gymnotus, or electrical eel, and the electric cat. See Torpedo, and Gymnotus.

See also: Electric

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.

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