elephantfish

English

Etymology

From elephant +‎ fish.

Noun

elephantfish (plural elephantfish or elephantfishes)

1. A fish of the family Mormyridae, noted for its ability to generate electric fields.
2. 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

fish of Mormyridae

• Icelandic: ranafiskur m
• Maori: reperepe
• Southwestern Dinka: anyadäl

References

• elephantfish on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Mormyridae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Callorhinchus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies