electric organ


noun

(in certain fishes) an organ composed of electroplaques.

Origin of electric organ

First recorded in 1865–70

British Dictionary definitions for electric organ

electric organ

noun

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