gymnotus

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noun

Any of the genus Gymnotus of electric knifefishes.

Origintranslingual Gymnotus →
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Meanings

noungymnotus (plural gymnotuses)

plural gymnotuses

  1. biologyAny of the genus Gymnotus of electric knifefishes.

    You […] arm in waves, electric in his ire, / The dread Gymnotus with ethereal fire.

    1791, Erasmus Darwin, The Economy of Vegetation, J. Johnson, page 19

Origin

  1. translingualGymnotus
  2. Englishgymnotus

From translingual Gymnotus (genus name).

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APA

gymnotus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gymnotus

MLA

“gymnotus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gymnotus. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gymnotus,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gymnotus.

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