'Scyphophori' definitions:

Definition of 'Scyphophori'

From: GCIDE

Scyphophori \Scy*phoph"o*ri\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. sky`fos a cup + fe`rein to bear.] (Zool.) An order of fresh-water fishes inhabiting tropical Africa. They have rudimentary electrical organs on each side of the tail. [1913 Webster]