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noun
A tuberous electroreceptor organ found in the skin of weakly electric fish of the family Mormyridae from Africa, which is specialized for electrical communication.
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noun
Alternative form of Knollenorgan.
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History
Borrowed from German Knollenorgan (literally “tuber organ”), from Knolle + -n- + Organ, because they resemble tubers.
