GEOPHILUS ELECTRICUS

Meaning of GEOPHILUS ELECTRICUS in English

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Animal names in Latin and English dict. Словарь названий животных в латинском и английском . 2012

GEOPHILUS — jēˈäfələs noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from ge- + -philus : a cosmopolitan genus (the type of the family …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ELECTRIC EEL — noun Date: 1794 a large eel-shaped fish ( Electrophorus electricus ) of the Orinoco and Amazon basins that is capable …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ELECTR- — or electro- combining form Etymology: New Latin electricus 1. electricity , electric , electrolytic , electron
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ELECTRIC EEL — Eel-shaped South American fish ( Electrophorus electricus ) capable of producing an electric shock strong enough to stun a human. …
Английский словарь Британика
ELECTRIC — I. ə̇ˈlektrik, ēˈ-, -rēk adjective or elec·tri·cal -rə̇kəl, -rēk- Etymology: New Latin electricus produced from amber by friction, electric, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
EARWIG — I. ˈi(ə)rˌwig, ˈiəˌ- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English erwigge, from Old English ēarwicga, from ēar- (from eare ear) …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GEOPHILOMORPHA — ˌ ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈmȯrfə noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Geophilus + -o- + -morpha : an order of small extremely …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ELECTRIC EEL — noun : an eel-shaped cyprinoid fish ( Electrophorus electricus ) of the rivers of the Orinoco and Amazon basins often …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ELECTRIC CATFISH — noun : a catfish ( Malapterurus electricus ) of northern and tropical Africa attaining a length of about 30 inches …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GYMNOTUS — (n.) A genus of South American fresh-water fishes, including the Gymnotus electricus, or electric eel. It has a greenish, eel-like …
Английский словарь Webster
EARWIG — (n.) In America, any small chilopodous myriapod, esp. of the genus Geophilus.
Английский словарь Webster
GYMNOTUS — ( n. ) A genus of South American fresh-water fishes, including the Gymnotus electricus, or electric eel. It has a …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
EARWIG — ( n. ) In America, any small chilopodous myriapod, esp. of the genus Geophilus.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TORPEDO — — torpedolike , adj. /tawr pee"doh/ , n. , pl. torpedoes , v. , torpedoed, torpedoing . n. 1. a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GEOPHILOUS — /jee of"euh leuhs/ , adj. 1. Zool. terrestrial, as certain snails. 2. Bot. fruiting underground. [ 1850-55; Geophilus genus name; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ELECTRIC EEL — an eellike, freshwater fish, Electrophorus electricus, found in the Amazon and Orinoco rivers and tributaries, sometimes over 6 ft. (1.8 …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ELECTRIC CATFISH — a freshwater fish, Malapterurus electricus, of the Nile and tropical central Africa, that discharges electric shocks to immobilize prey and …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ELECTRIC — /i lek"trik/ , adj. 1. pertaining to, derived from, produced by, or involving electricity: an electric shock. 2. producing, transmitting, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ELECTRIC — I. i-ˈlek-trik, ē- adjective Etymology: New Latin electricus produced from amber by friction, electric, from Medieval Latin, of amber, from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ELECTRIC EEL — Date: 1794 : a large eel-shaped fish ( Electrophorus electricus ) of the Orinoco and Amazon basins that is capable …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ELECTR- — or electro- Etymology: New Latin electricus 1. a. : electricity electro meter b. : electric electr ode : electric and …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GYMNOTUS — noun a genus of south american fresh-water fishes, including the gymnotus electricus, or electric eel. it has a greenish, eel-like …
Webster English vocab
EARWIG — noun a whisperer of insinuations; a secret counselor. 2. earwig ·noun in america, any small chilopodous myriapod, ·esp. of the …
Webster English vocab
ELECTRIC EEL — ■ noun a large eel-like freshwater fish of South America, using pulses of electricity to kill prey, assist in navigation, …
Concise Oxford English vocab
ELECTRIC EEL — [electric eel] n (1794): a large eel-shaped fish (Electrophorus electricus) of the Orinoco and Amazon basins that is capable of …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ELECTRIC — [elec.tric] adj [NL electricus produced from amber by friction, electric, fr. ML, of amber, fr. L electrum amber, electrum, fr. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ELECTR- — [electr-] or electro- comb form [NL electricus] 1 a: electricity "electrometer" b: electric "electrode": electric and "electrochemical": electrically "electropositive" 2: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ELECTRIC EEL — ( Electrophorus electricus ) elongated South American fish that produces a powerful electric shock to stun its prey, usually other …
Britannica English vocabulary
ELECTRIC CATFISH — (Malapterurus electricus), widely distributed freshwater catfish native to tropical Africa. The only member of the family Malapteruridae, it is a …
Britannica English vocabulary
CATFISH — any of the fishes of the order Siluriformes. Catfishes are related to the characins, carp, and minnows (order Cypriniformes) and …
Britannica English vocabulary
ELECTRIC — / ɪˈlektrɪk; NAmE / adjective , noun ■ adjective 1. [ usually before noun ] connected with electricity; using, produced …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ELECTRIC — e ‧ lec ‧ tric S2 W3 /ɪˈlektrɪk/ BrE AmE adjective [ Word Family: noun : ↑ electrician , ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ELECTRIC — adj. & n. --adj. 1 of, worked by, or charged with electricity; producing or capable of generating electricity. 2 causing …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ELECTRIC — adj. & n. adj. 1 of, worked by, or charged with electricity; producing or capable of generating electricity. 2 causing …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ELECTRIC — adj. & n. --adj. 1. of, worked by, or charged with electricity; producing or capable of generating electricity. 2 causing …
Oxford English vocab
ELECTRIC EEL — Eel-shaped South American fish ( Electrophorus electricus ) capable of producing an electric shock strong enough to stun a human. …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
GYMNOTUS — зоол. электрический угорь (Electrophorus electricus) (pl -ti) (зоология) электрический угорь (Electrophorus electrices)
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