elephantfish

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noun

A fish of the family Mormyridae, noted for its ability to generate electric fields.

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Meanings

nounelephantfish (plural elephantfish or elephantfishes)

plural elephantfishes

  1. A fish of the family Mormyridae, noted for its ability to generate electric fields.
  2. A plownose chimaera, any fish in the not closely related genus Callorhinchus of cartilaginous fish, which uses its fleshy snout to feel for food in sediments and to sense electric fields.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
cockfish

Origin

From elephant + fish.

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Translations

Icelandic ranafiskur
  • ranafiskurfish of Mormyridae
Māori reperepe
  • reperepefish of Mormyridae
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APA

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MLA

“elephantfish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elephantfish. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “elephantfish,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elephantfish.

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