‖Mal‐ap′te‐ru″rus (măl‐ăp′tē̍‐rṳ″rŭs), n. [NL., from Gr. μαλακόσ soft + πτερόν wing + ουρἄ tail.] (Zoöl.) A genus of African siluroid fishes, including the electric catfishes. See Electric cat, under Electric.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.