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单词 malapterurus
释义 malapterurus Zool.|mælæptəˈrʊərəs|
Pl. -uri |-ˈʊəraɪ|.
[mod.L. (Lacépède 1803), badly f. Gr. µαλακός soft + πτερόν wing + οὐρά tail.]
A genus of catfishes, certain species of which (esp. M. electricus of the Nile) have the property of giving an electric shock when handled.
1834tr. Cuvier's Anim. Kingd. II. 187. 1848 Carpenter Anim. Phys. ix. (1872) 341. 1892 Daily News 11 Jan. 3/2 Malapteruri, or ‘thunder fishes’ as they are called by the Arabs.
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