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knollenorgan

knollenorgan is the alternative form of Knollenorgan.

Noun capitalized: Knollenorgan

Knollenorgan (plural Knollenorgans)

  1. A tuberous electroreceptor organ found in the skin of weakly electric fish of the family Mormyridae from Africa, which is specialized for electrical communication.

Forms of knollenorgan

pluralknollenorgans
pluralKnollenorgans

Origin of knollenorgan

Borrowed from German Knollenorgan (literally “tuber organ”), from Knolle + -n- + Organ, because they resemble tubers.

Questions about knollenorgan

What does knollenorgan mean?
Knollenorgan means a tuberous electroreceptor organ found in the skin of weakly electric fish of the family Mormyridae from Africa, which is specialized for electrical communication.
What is knollenorgan the alternative form of?
Knollenorgan is the alternative form of Knollenorgan.
What part of speech is knollenorgan?
Knollenorgan is a noun.
What is the plural of knollenorgan?
The plural of knollenorgan is knollenorgans.

Words near knollenorgan in the dictionary

  1. Knoles
  2. Knoleses
  3. knoll
  4. Knoll's Law of Media Accuracy
  5. knolled
  6. knollenorgan
  7. knollenorgans
  8. knoller
  9. knollers
  10. knolling
  11. knolls

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