electric organ
noun
: a specialized tract of tissue (as in the electric eel) in which electricity is generated
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The electric organ of a fish is composed of long stacks of cells that look very much like a roll of coins. 
Timothy J. Jorgensen, The Conversation, 9 May 2022 Raised in Birmingham, Ala., Mr. Lay grew up attending a Pentecostal church where the sanctuary was filled with the sound of hand claps, tambourine beats and electric organ lines. Washington Post, 2 Feb. 2022 Some of the smaller — and potentially more affordable — collectibles include vintage tour posters and T-shirts, and a Fender Rhodes electric organ used in the Jerry Garcia Band, all estimated to go for around $200-$500. Danielle Echeverria, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Oct. 2021 Greenfield was known for his distinctive sound and playing style, using instruments such as the harpsichord and Hammond electric organ. Jennifer Mcclellan, USA TODAY, 4 May 2020 Three electric organs make up 80 percent of their body and emit electric pulses that can be weak (to communicate and navigate) or forceful (to hunt or defend themselves). Lila Thulin, Smithsonian, 10 Sep. 2019 One of the show’s most poignant images is a close-up of an electric organ, destroyed and abandoned in a church in New Orleans’s Ninth Ward, the African American neighborhood swamped by Hurricane Katrina. Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 20 Dec. 2019 Davis mostly abandoned the trumpet on this date for electric organ, leaving plenty of space for Lucas to lean on those insistent, droning motifs. Morgan Enos, Billboard, 21 May 2018 But the room that elicits the most laughter is the Where’s Wallflower Room, with walls, a couch and an electric organ covered with your Aunt Ethel’s favorite flowered fabric. Richard A. Marini, San Antonio Express-News, 15 Mar. 2018 See More
Timothy J. Jorgensen, The Conversation, 9 May 2022 Raised in Birmingham, Ala., Mr. Lay grew up attending a Pentecostal church where the sanctuary was filled with the sound of hand claps, tambourine beats and electric organ lines. Washington Post, 2 Feb. 2022 Some of the smaller — and potentially more affordable — collectibles include vintage tour posters and T-shirts, and a Fender Rhodes electric organ used in the Jerry Garcia Band, all estimated to go for around $200-$500. Danielle Echeverria, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Oct. 2021 Greenfield was known for his distinctive sound and playing style, using instruments such as the harpsichord and Hammond electric organ. Jennifer Mcclellan, USA TODAY, 4 May 2020 Three electric organs make up 80 percent of their body and emit electric pulses that can be weak (to communicate and navigate) or forceful (to hunt or defend themselves). Lila Thulin, Smithsonian, 10 Sep. 2019 One of the show’s most poignant images is a close-up of an electric organ, destroyed and abandoned in a church in New Orleans’s Ninth Ward, the African American neighborhood swamped by Hurricane Katrina. Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 20 Dec. 2019 Davis mostly abandoned the trumpet on this date for electric organ, leaving plenty of space for Lucas to lean on those insistent, droning motifs. Morgan Enos, Billboard, 21 May 2018 But the room that elicits the most laughter is the Where’s Wallflower Room, with walls, a couch and an electric organ covered with your Aunt Ethel’s favorite flowered fabric. Richard A. Marini, San Antonio Express-News, 15 Mar. 2018 See More Word History
First Known Use
1773, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
electric organ
noun
: a specialized tract of tissue (as in the electric eel) in which electricity is generated