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Peters's elephantnose fish

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Gnathonemus petersii, an African freshwater elephantfish in the genus Gnathonemus.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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  • Chinese: 彼氏錐頜象鼻魚 /彼氏锥颌象鼻鱼 — Gnathonemus petersii
  • Dutch: olifantsvis — Gnathonemus petersii
  • German: Elefantenrüsselfisch — Gnathonemus petersii
  • Japanese: エレファントノーズフィッシュ (erefanto noozu fisshu) — Gnathonemus petersii
  • Polish: mruk Petersa — Gnathonemus petersii
  • Polish: trąbonos — Gnathonemus petersii
  • Russian: гнатоне́м Пе́терса (gnatoném Pétersa) — Gnathonemus petersii
  • Russian: ни́льский сло́ник (nílʹskij slónik) — Gnathonemus petersii
  • Russian: уба́нги (ubángi) — Gnathonemus petersii
  • Vietnamese: cá mũi voi Peters — Gnathonemus petersii