electric organ
noun
: a specialized tract of tissue (as in the electric eel) in which electricity is generated
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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.
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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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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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“Electric organ.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/electric%20organ. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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