mormyrid

American  

[mawr-mahy-rid] / mɔrˈmaɪ rɪd /

noun

1. any of numerous African freshwater fishes of the family Mormyridae, many species of which have an elongated snout and are capable of producing an electric discharge.

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adjective

1. belonging or pertaining to the family Mormyridae.

Etymology

Origin of mormyrid

1895–1900; < New Latin Mormyridae, equivalent to Mormyr ( us ) genus name (< Greek mormýros a species of fish) + -idae -id ²