Gymnotidae

plural noun

Gym·​noti·​dae

jimˈnätəˌdē,

-nōt-

: a family of South American cyprinoid fishes that sometimes includes the electric eel but is usually restricted to elongated forms lacking electric organs

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Gymnotus, type genus + -idae

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