electrophorus

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

electrophorus
    n 1: a simple electrostatic generator that generates repeated
         charges of static electricity
    2: type genus of the family Electrophoridae; electric eels [syn:
       {Electrophorus}, {genus Electrophorus}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Electrophorus \E*lec`troph"o*rus\, n.; pl. {Electrophori}. [NL.,
   fr. combining form electro- + Gr. fe`rein to bear.] (Physics)
   An instrument for exciting electricity, and repeating the
   charge indefinitely by induction, consisting of a flat cake
   of resin, shellac, or ebonite, upon which is placed a plate
   of metal.
   [1913 Webster]