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Meaning of elephantfish | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. A fish of the family Mormyridae, noted for its ability to generate electric fields.
  2. A plownose chimaera, any fish in the not closely related genus Callorhinchus of cartilaginous fish, which uses its fleshy snout to feel for food in sediments and to sense electric fields.

Equivalents

Suomi norsukala

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

elephanthood elephantiac elephantiasis elephantiasis Arabum elephanticide elephantid

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