elephantfish
English edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
elephantfish (plural elephantfish or elephantfishes)
- A fish of the family Mormyridae, noted for its ability to generate electric fields.
- A plownose chimaera, any fish in the not closely related genus Callorhinchus of cartilaginous fish, which uses its fleshy snout to feel for food in sediments and to sense electric fields.
Translations edit
fish of Mormyridae
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References edit
- elephantfish on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Mormyridae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Callorhinchus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies