Electrophorus electric — noun eel shaped freshwater fish of South America having electric organs in its body • Syn: ↑electric eel • Hypernyms: ↑cypriniform fish • Member Holonyms: ↑Electrophorus, ↑genus Electrophorus … Useful english dictionary
fish genus — noun any of various genus of fish • Hypernyms: ↑genus • Hyponyms: ↑Cyprinus, ↑genus Cyprinus, ↑Abramis, ↑genus Abramis, ↑Tinca, ↑genus Tinca, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Electric eel — Taxobox name = Electric eel image width = 240px regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Osteichthyes ordo = Gymnotiformes familia = Gymnotidae genus = Electrophorus species = E. electricus binomial = Electrophorus electricus binomial… … Wikipedia
Naked-back knifefish — Naked back knifefishes Electric eel, Electrophorus electricus Scientific classification Kingdom: A … Wikipedia
Electric fish — Electric eels are fish capable of generating an electrical field. An electric fish is a fish that can generate electric fields. It is said to be electrogenic; a fish that has the ability to detect electric fields is said to be electroreceptive.… … Wikipedia
electric eel — noun eel shaped freshwater fish of South America having electric organs in its body • Syn: ↑Electrophorus electric • Hypernyms: ↑cypriniform fish • Member Holonyms: ↑Electrophorus, ↑genus Electrophorus * * * noun, pl ⋯ eels [ … Useful english dictionary
Electrophoridae — noun small family comprising the electric eels • Syn: ↑family Electrophoridae • Hypernyms: ↑fish family • Member Holonyms: ↑Cypriniformes, ↑order Cypriniformes • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
family Electrophoridae — noun small family comprising the electric eels • Syn: ↑Electrophoridae • Hypernyms: ↑fish family • Member Holonyms: ↑Cypriniformes, ↑order Cypriniformes • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
ostariophysan — ▪ fish Introduction any of about8,000 species of bony fishes (bony fish) belonging to a group that includes the majority of freshwater fishes throughout the world. Familiar representatives of this group are the minnows (minnow), suckers (sucker) … Universalium
Jean-Pierre Changeux — Born 6 April 1936 (1936 04 06) (age 75) Domont, France … Wikipedia