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gymnotus

gymnotus noun: any of the genus Gymnotus of electric knifefishes.

Noun

gymnotus (plural gymnotuses)

  1. Any 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

gymnotus meaning in Tamil

gymnotus in Tamil

மின் விலாங்கு

Forms of gymnotus

pluralgymnotuses

Origin of gymnotus

From translingual Gymnotus (genus name).

Questions about gymnotus

What does gymnotus mean?
Gymnotus means any of the genus Gymnotus of electric knifefishes.
What is gymnotus in Tamil?
Gymnotus in Tamil is மின் விலாங்கு. See Gymnotus meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is gymnotus?
Gymnotus is a noun.
What is the plural of gymnotus?
The plural of gymnotus is gymnotuses.

Words near gymnotus in the dictionary

  1. gymnotids
  2. gymnotiform
  3. gymnotiforms
  4. gymnotine
  5. gymnotines
  6. gymnotus
  7. gymnotuses
  8. gymnure
  9. gymnures
  10. gymnurid
  11. gymnurids

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