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electric eels

  • plural
    of electric eel.
    electric eel
    noun
    an eellike, freshwater fish, Electrophorus electricus, found in the Amazon and Orinoco rivers and tributaries, sometimes over 6 feet (1.8 meters) long, capable of emitting strong electric discharges.

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He once summoned Begley up to the house to work out the practicalities of keeping electric eels in the swimming pool to generate power.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 20, 2024

The implication of this experiment is that electric eels could directly cause gene transfers that increase biodiversity or create new species.

From Salon Dec. 11, 2023

In a recent study, a research group from Nagoya University in Japan found electric eels can release enough electricity to genetically modify small fish larvae.

From Science Daily Dec. 5, 2023

He surveyed Mexican deer, American crocodiles, Indian pythons, spiny dogfish, electric eels, armadillos and hundreds of other animals.

From Scientific American Feb. 2, 2022

Horses of the Llanos: contests of, with electric eels.

From Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 3 by Humboldt, Alexander von

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