electrocyte

/ ɪˈlɛktrəʊˌsaɪt /

noun

1. zoology a specialized muscle or nerve cell that generates electricity, as found in an electric organ

Example Sentences

A specialised electric organ exists in each animal's body, which is made up of thousands of cells called electrocytes that are aligned like batteries.

From BBC

An eel has about 6,000 electrocytes, packed into three organs called the main organ, Hunter’s organ and Sachs’ organ, and can discharge them simultaneously to produce a powerful current.

From New York Times

The eel generates these powerful shocks using specialized cells called electrocytes, in organs that run along most of the length of its body.

From Scientific American

Instead, thousands of cells called electrocytes are arranged along its body, each producing a small ion gradient and therefore a potential difference across them.

From Nature

Electric eels have thousands of special cells, called electrocytes, that can store energy like a battery and then discharge it.

From National Geographic