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electric eel noun[ C ] uk /iˌlek.trɪk ˈiːl/ us /ɪˌlek.trɪk ˈiːl/ a long fish from South America that produces electricity to help it catch other fish for food: 电鳗 Electric eels can give you a shock.电鳗会让人触电。 The tail of the electric eel contains 10,000 tiny electric organs.电鳗尾部有一万个微小的电子器官。 yourth/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages An electric eel can produce a shock of up to 650 volts. The South American electric eel grows to more than 1m in length. Huge electric eels slithered in muddy inlets. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Freshwater fish American shad barramundi blackfish bluefish bottom feeder coho dorado eel elver fry panfish perch pink salmon piranha rockfish salmon tilapia trout walleye whitefish |