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electroplax

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e⋅lec⋅tro⋅plaque

[i-lek-truh-plak]
–noun
(in certain fishes) one of a number of plates forming an electric organ, consisting of modified muscle tissue having an electric charge.
Also, e⋅lec⋅tro⋅plax [i-lek-truh-plaks] .


Origin:
electro- + plaque
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