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electroplax

noun
elec·​tro·​plax | \ -ˌplaks\
plural -es

Definition of electroplax

: one of the flattened plates of modified muscle constituting the typical structural element of the electric organ of some fishes

History and Etymology for electroplax

New Latin, from electr- + Greek plax anything flat and broad

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