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Noun: electric catfish
  1. Freshwater catfish of the Nile and tropical central Africa having an electric organ
    "The electric catfish can generate powerful shocks to stun its prey";
    - Malopterurus electricus

Derived forms: electric catfishes

Type of: silurid, silurid fish

Part of: genus Malopterurus, Malopterurus

Encyclopedia: Electric catfish