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noun

(in certain fishes) an organ composed of electroplaques.

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Origin of electric organ

First recorded in 1865–70

Words nearby electric organ

electricity, electric light, electric moment, electric motor, electric needle, electric organ, Electric Peak, electric potential, electric potential gradient, electric ray, electric shock

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How to use electric organ in a sentence

She makes her electric organ heave and slash like a knife, before diving into orchestral strings so lush and garish that it feels being in a hallucination staged at Disneyland.
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It’s a return to the familiar Wallflowers sound — dive-bar guitar, piano, electric organ — though not a familiar lineup.
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The TVA, a federally owned and chartered electric power provider, is a New Deal legacy just like Social Security.
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In the bowl of an electric mixer, cream the butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy.
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To that end, the budget postpones federal phase-out of incandescent electric bulbs.
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On Thursday, Russian bloggers published pictures of empty shelves in stores that once sold electric goods.
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But he forgot the stagnant town, the bald-headed man at the club window, the organ and "The Manola."
Bella Donna|Robert Hichens
In the first case “I” stands for the person using it, and in the last case it means the organ of sight.
Assimilative Memory|Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)
Like an electric shock, the well-known chords of the Tragala aroused his hearers—every one crowded round the singer.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846|Various
The effect of his drumming before the Café de la Loge was electric.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol|William J. Locke
"I wish the old homes of England had electric lights," thought Miss Otis, with a sigh.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton

British Dictionary definitions for electric organ

electric organ

noun

music

a pipe organ operated by electrical means
another name for electronic organ

zoology a small group of modified muscle cells on the body of certain fishes, such as the electric eel, that gives an electric shock to any animal touching them

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