malopterurus

Noun
Synonyms: Malopterurusgenus Malopterurus

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. electric catfishSynonyms: Malopterurusgenus Malopterurus
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Malopterurus \Malopterurus\ prop. n. [NL., from Gr. malako`s soft + ptero`n wing + o'yra` tail.] (Zool.) A variant spelling of Malapterurus. [PJC]
Malapterurus \Mal*ap`te*ru"rus\ (m[a^]l*[a^]p`t[-e]*r[udd]"r[u^]s), prop. n. [NL., from Gr. malako`s soft + ptero`n wing + o'yra` tail.] (Zool.) A genus of African siluroid fishes, including the electric catfishes. See Electric cat, under Electric. [Sometimes spelled Malopterurus.] [1913 Webster]
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