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electric eel

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Electrophorus electricus, a species of fish resembling an eel (though not related) that is capable of generating powerful electric shocks.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: strictly

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Any species of the genus Electrophorus.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: broadly

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Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A plumber's snake powered by electricity.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

noun

Meaning 4

eel-shaped freshwater fish of South America having electric organs in its body

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Electrophorus electric

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: cypriniform fish

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

34 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: електрическа змиорка (električeska zmiorka) — species of fish
  • Canela: pỳp — species of fish
  • Catalan: anguila elèctrica — species of fish
  • Chinese Mandarin: 電鰻 /电鳗 (diànmán) — species of fish
  • Dutch: sidderaal — species of fish
  • Finnish: sähköankerias — species of fish
  • French: anguille électrique — species of fish
  • Georgian: ელექტრული გველთევზა (elekṭruli gveltevza) — species of fish
  • German: Zitteraal — species of fish
  • Greek: ηλεκτροφόρο χέλι (ilektrofóro chéli) — species of fish
  • Greek: μουδιάστρα (moudiástra) — species of fish
  • Greenlandic: nimeriarluk — species of fish
  • Hungarian: elektromos angolna — species of fish
  • Icelandic: hrökkáll — species of fish
  • Indonesian: belut listrik — species of fish
  • Japanese: 電気鰻 (denkiunagi) — species of fish
  • Japanese: 痺鰻 (shibireunagi) — species of fish
  • Kayapó: mokokti — species of fish
  • Korean: 전기뱀장어 (jeon'gibaemjang'eo) — species of fish
  • Macedonian: електрична јагула (električna jagula) — species of fish
  • Malay: belut elektrik — species of fish
  • Navajo: naʼashǫ́ʼii łóóʼ atsiniltłʼish ííłʼínígíí — species of fish
  • Navajo: atsiniltłʼish ííłʼínígíí — species of fish
  • Polish: strętwa — species of fish
  • Polish: trzęsawiec — species of fish
  • Polish: węgorz elektryczny — species of fish
  • Portuguese: enguia-elétrica — species of fish
  • Portuguese: poraquê — species of fish
  • Portuguese: peixe-elétrico — species of fish
  • Russian: электри́ческий у́горь (elektríčeskij úgorʹ) — species of fish
  • Serbo-Croatian: električna jegulja — species of fish
  • Spanish: anguila eléctrica — species of fish
  • Tamil: மின் விலாங்குமீன் (miṉ vilāṅkumīṉ) — species of fish
  • Turkish: elektrikli yılan balığı — species of fish