electric eels

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Definition of electric eels in English English dictionary: plural form of electric eel
electric eel: A species of fish resembling an eel (not related) that is capable of generating powerful electric shocks
electric eel: type of eel-shaped fish capable of giving a severe electric shock
electric eel: A long, eellike freshwater fish (Electrophorus electricus) of northern South America, having organs capable of producing a powerful electric discharge. Eel-shaped South American fish (Electrophorus electricus) capable of producing an electric shock strong enough to stun a human. The electric eel (not a true eel) is a sluggish inhabitant of slow freshwater, surfacing periodically to gulp air. Long, cylindrical, scaleless, and gray-brown, it sometimes reaches a length of 9 ft (2.75 m) and a weight of 49 lbs (22 kg). The tail region, bordered below by a long anal fin that the fish undulates to move about, contains the electric organs. The shock (up to 650 volts discharged at will) is used mainly to immobilize fish and other prey
electric eel: eel-shaped freshwater fish of South America having electric organs in its body

electric eels

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e·lec·tric eels

îlektrîk ilz

/əˈlektrək ˈēlz/ /ɪˈlɛktrɪk ˈiːlz/

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