gymnotusn.

/dʒɪmˈnəʊtəs/

Forms: Plural gymnoti /dʒɪmˈnəʊtaɪ/.

Etymology: modern Latin (Linnæus 1748), for *gymnonōtus , < ancient Greek γυμνός naked + νῶτον , νῶτος back (see noto- comb. form), with allusion to the absence of dorsal fins.

A freshwater eel-like fish of South America, Electrophorus (formerly Gymnotus) electricus, capable of giving an electric shock; an electric eel.

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the world > animals > fish > class Osteichthyes or Teleostomi > order Salmoniformes (salmon or trout) > superorder Ostariophysi or order Cypriniformes > [noun] > suborder Gymnotoidei > member of family Electrophoridae (electric eel)

electric eel1774

gymnotus1775

trembling eel1805

gymnote1813

trembler1832

1775 Williamson in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 65 95 I am induced to believe, that the gymnotus has powers greatly superior to..those of the torpedo.

1834 Nat. Philos. (Libr. Useful Knowl.) III. Phys. Geogr. 50/2 The temperature of the waters in which the gymnoti habitually live, is from 78 to 80 degrees.

1854 C. D. Badham Prose Halieutics 407 The gymnotus belongs to a small electric coterie composed of five individuals.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	gymnotus
释义	gymnotusn. /dʒɪmˈnəʊtəs/ Forms: Plural gymnoti /dʒɪmˈnəʊtaɪ/. Etymology: modern Latin (Linnæus 1748), for gymnonōtus , < ancient Greek γυμνός* naked + νῶτον , νῶτος back (see noto- comb. form), with allusion to the absence of dorsal fins. A freshwater eel-like fish of South America, Electrophorus (formerly Gymnotus) electricus, capable of giving an electric shock; an electric eel. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > fish > class Osteichthyes or Teleostomi > order Salmoniformes (salmon or trout) > superorder Ostariophysi or order Cypriniformes > [noun] > suborder Gymnotoidei > member of family Electrophoridae (electric eel) electric eel1774 gymnotus1775 trembling eel1805 gymnote1813 trembler1832 1775 Williamson in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 65 95 I am induced to believe, that the gymnotus has powers greatly superior to..those of the torpedo. 1834 Nat. Philos. (Libr. Useful Knowl.) III. Phys. Geogr. 50/2 The temperature of the waters in which the gymnoti habitually live, is from 78 to 80 degrees. 1854 C. D. Badham Prose Halieutics 407 The gymnotus belongs to a small electric coterie composed of five individuals. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1775
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