ELECTRICORGAN

Electric organ

In biology, the electric organ is an organ common to all electric fish used for the purposes of creating an electric field. The electric organ is derived from modified nerve or muscle tissue. The electric discharge from this organ is used for navigation, communication, defence and also sometimes for the incapacitation of prey.


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electric organ

Noun

  1. An effector organ found in some fish (especially electric eels and electric catfish), that can produce a voltage large enough to aid in predation.
  2. electronic organ.


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