electrocyte

British  

/ ɪˈlɛktrəʊˌsaɪt /

noun

1. zoology a specialized muscle or nerve cell that generates electricity, as found in an electric organ

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Example Sentences

A specialised electric organ exists in each animal's body, which is made up of thousands of cells called electrocytes that are aligned like batteries.

From BBC

An eel has about 6,000 electrocytes, packed into three organs called the main organ, Hunter’s organ and Sachs’ organ, and can discharge them simultaneously to produce a powerful current.

From New York Times

The eel generates these powerful shocks using specialized cells called electrocytes, in organs that run along most of the length of its body.

From Scientific American

Now, Michael Mayer and colleagues have developed a hydrogel-based system that mimics the electrocyte mechanism and could be used as a soft power source for robotics.

From Nature

Electric eels have thousands of special cells, called electrocytes, that can store energy like a battery and then discharge it.

From National Geographic