electric eeln.

Brit.

/ᵻˌlɛktrɪk ˈiːl/, U.S.

/əˌlɛktrɪk ˈil/,

/iˌlɛktrɪk ˈil/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: electric adj., eel n.

Etymology: < electric adj. + eel n.

A large, eel-like freshwater fish, Electrophorus electricus (family Gymnotidae), found in the Amazon basin and adjoining areas, which can deliver a severe electric shock for the capture of prey and for defence. Cf. gymnotus n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > fish > class Osteichthyes or Teleostomi > order Salmoniformes (salmon or trout) > superorder Ostariophysi or order Cypriniformes > [noun] > suborder Gymnotoidei > member of family Electrophoridae (electric eel)

electric eel1774

gymnotus1775

trembling eel1805

gymnote1813

trembler1832

1774 T. A. Strong Electr. Eel 61 Shall I in dark confinement rest, Whilst in poetic numbers blest Survives th' Electric Eel?

1794 R. J. Thornton Med. Extracts (1796) I. ii. xii. 121 Vandelott makes two species of the electric eel, the black and reddish.

1840 Jrnl. Royal Geogr. Soc. 10 219 The Electric Eel (Gymnotus electricus) abounds—several were shot with arrows measuring from 5 to 6 feet.

1881 Encycl. Brit. XII. 650/1 The electric eel is the most powerful of electric fishes.

1919 Sci. Monthly Jan. 87 There were three kinds of eels. One was a gymnotid—a close relative of the famous electric eel which occurs in the Guianas.

1954 G. Durrell Three Singles to Adventure ix. 205 The rare specimen turned out to be a baby electric eel, some two feet long.

2001 N. Jones Rough Guide Trav. Health ii. 225 Electric eels can inflict an electric shock equivalent to 500 volts when touched, capable of killing an adult human.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	electric eel
释义	electric eeln. Brit. /ᵻˌlɛktrɪk ˈiːl/, U.S. /əˌlɛktrɪk ˈil/, /iˌlɛktrɪk ˈil/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: electric adj., eel n. Etymology: < electric adj. + eel n. A large, eel-like freshwater fish, Electrophorus electricus (family Gymnotidae), found in the Amazon basin and adjoining areas, which can deliver a severe electric shock for the capture of prey and for defence. Cf. gymnotus n. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > fish > class Osteichthyes or Teleostomi > order Salmoniformes (salmon or trout) > superorder Ostariophysi or order Cypriniformes > [noun] > suborder Gymnotoidei > member of family Electrophoridae (electric eel) electric eel1774 gymnotus1775 trembling eel1805 gymnote1813 trembler1832 1774 T. A. Strong Electr. Eel 61 Shall I in dark confinement rest, Whilst in poetic numbers blest Survives th' Electric Eel? 1794 R. J. Thornton Med. Extracts (1796) I. ii. xii. 121 Vandelott makes two species of the electric eel, the black and reddish. 1840 Jrnl. Royal Geogr. Soc. 10 219 The Electric Eel (Gymnotus electricus) abounds—several were shot with arrows measuring from 5 to 6 feet. 1881 Encycl. Brit. XII. 650/1 The electric eel is the most powerful of electric fishes. 1919 Sci. Monthly Jan. 87 There were three kinds of eels. One was a gymnotid—a close relative of the famous electric eel which occurs in the Guianas. 1954 G. Durrell Three Singles to Adventure ix. 205 The rare specimen turned out to be a baby electric eel, some two feet long. 2001 N. Jones Rough Guide Trav. Health ii. 225 Electric eels can inflict an electric shock equivalent to 500 volts when touched, capable of killing an adult human. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1774
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