electric organ

noun

electric organ

music
1. a pipe organ operated by electrical means
2. another name for electronic organ
zoology a small group of modified muscle cells on the body of certain fishes, such as the electric eel, that gives an electric shock to any animal touching them

First recorded in 1865–70

Music that sounded like it was made by a loud electric organ mixed with the sound of flames.

Here the electric organ consists of a large mass on each side of the front part of the body.

Electric organ of skate seems to have touched up Government; confusion at Carlton to-day.

The electric organ has been carefully described by these observers.

About four-fifths of the length of the fish is occupied by the tail, which contains the electric organ.

The electric organ is composed of prismatic columns each built up of a row of compartments.

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