electric eel

English

an electric eel

Noun

electric eel (plural electric eels)

Electrophorus electricus, a species of fish resembling an eel (not related) that is capable of generating powerful electric shocks.

Translations

species of fish

Bulgarian: електрическа змиорка f (električeska zmiorka)
Catalan: anguila elèctrica (ca) f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 電鰻 (zh), 电鳗 (zh) (diànmán)
Dutch: sidderaal (nl) m
Finnish: sähköankerias
Georgian: ელექტრული გველთევზა (elekṭruli gveltevza)
German: Zitteraal m
Greek: ηλεκτροφόρο χέλι n (ilektrofóro chéli), (colloquial) μουδιάστρα f (moudiástra)

Greenlandic: nimeriarluk
Japanese: 電気鰻 (デンキウナギ, denkiunagi), 痺鰻 (シビレウナギ, shibireunagi)
Macedonian: please add this translation if you can
Navajo: naʼashǫ́ʼii łóóʼ atsiniltłʼish ííłʼínígíí, atsiniltłʼish ííłʼínígíí
Portuguese: enguia-elétrica f, poraquê m, peixe-elétrico (pt) m
Russian: электри́ческий у́горь m (elektríčeskij úgorʹ)
Spanish: anguila eléctrica f
Tamil: மின் விலாங்குமீன் (miṉ vilāṅkumīṉ)

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