Definitions for malapterurus

ADVERTISEMENT

Webster Dictionary

  1. Malapterurus(noun)

    a genus of African siluroid fishes, including the electric catfishes. See Electric cat, under Electric

The Standard Electrical Dictionary

  1. Malapterurus

    A fish, sometimes called the thunder fish, an inhabitant of African rivers, occurring in the Nile and Senegal. It possesses considerable electric power, similar to that of the gymnotus and torpedo, although inferior in amount.


Citation

Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:

Style:MLAChicagoAPA

"malapterurus." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2013. Web. 18 Jun 2013. <http://www.definitions.net/definition/malapterurus>.


The Web's Largest Resource for

Definitions & Translations


A Member Of The STANDS4 Network


Nearby & related entries:

Alternative searches for malapterurus: