electric eel

Noun

Meaning

eel-shaped freshwater fish of South America having electric organs in its body

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

conger electric catfish Electrophorus electric

Hypernyms

cypriniform fish

Examples

I am an unpopular electric eel in a pool of catfish. Edith Sitwell

I am not eccentric. It's just that I am more alive than most people. I am an unpopular electric eel set in a pond of catfish. Edith Sitwell

Just because you call an electric eel a rubber duck doesn't make it a rubber duck, does it? And God help the poor bastard who decides they want to take a bath with the duckie. Cassandra Clare

Close letter words and terms

electric dulcimer electric duster electric earthing electric eels electric energy electric energy stores