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GYMNOTUS
Gym
*
no
"
tus,
n.
Etym:
[
NL.
,
fr.
Gr.
gymno `s
naked
+ gymnote.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A
genus
of
South
American
fresh-water
fishes,
including
the
Gymnotus
electricus,
or
electric
eel.
It
has
a
greenish,
eel-like
body,
and
is
possessed
of
electric
power.
One
fearful
shock,
fearful
but
momentary,
like
from
the
electric
blow
of
the
gymnotus.
De
Quincey.
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