electric organ

noun

: a specialized tract of tissue (as in the electric eel) in which electricity is generated

Examples of electric organ in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The effect is to short-circuit the electric organ through the threat, with increasing power diverted to the threat as the eel attains greater height during the leap. Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 9 June 2016 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

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Word History

First Known Use

1773, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of electric organ was in 1773

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“Electric organ.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/electric%20organ. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

Medical Definition

electric organ

noun
: a specialized tract of tissue (as in the electric eel) in which electricity is generated

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