English Explanatory Dictionary

Knollenorgan

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A tuberous electroreceptor organ found in the skin of weakly electric fish of the family Mormyridae from Africa, which is specialized for electrical communication.
noun
  1. Alternative form of Knollenorgan.

Word forms

Knollenorgan Knollenorgans

Etymology

Borrowed from German Knollenorgan (literally “tuber organ”), from Knolle + -n- + Organ, because they resemble tubers.

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