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gymnotus |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Gymnotus \Gym*no"tus\, n. [NL., fr Gr gymno`s naked + ? the back: cf F. gymnote.] (Zo["o]l.) A genus of South American fresh-water fishes, including the {Gymnotus electricus}, or electric eel. It has a greenish, eel-like body, and is possessed of electric power. One fearful shock, fearful but momentary, like from the electric blow of the gymnotus. --De Quincey.
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