malopterurus

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Malopterurus
    n 1: electric catfish [syn: {Malopterurus}, {genus
         Malopterurus}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Malopterurus \Malopterurus\ prop. n. [NL., from Gr. malako`s
   soft + ptero`n wing + o'yra` tail.] (Zool.)
   A variant spelling of {Malapterurus}.
   [PJC]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Malapterurus \Mal*ap`te*ru"rus\
   (m[a^]l*[a^]p`t[-e]*r[udd]"r[u^]s), prop. n. [NL., from Gr.
   malako`s soft + ptero`n wing + o'yra` tail.] (Zool.)
   A genus of African siluroid fishes, including the electric
   catfishes. See {Electric cat}, under {Electric}. [Sometimes
   spelled {Malopterurus}.]
   [1913 Webster]

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