Definition of ELEPHANTFISH

elephantfish

Plural: elephantfish, elephantfishes

Noun

  • A fish of the family Mormyridae, noted for its ability to generate electric fields.
  • 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.

Origin / Etymology

From elephant + fish.

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