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this post was submitted on 18 Oct 2023
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They were called nothing (at least in English) because they were first described somewhere in the 18th century and they knew about electricity by then. Boring answer, but that's how it is.
What was the indigenous South American name for them?
The tupi word for it is poraquê, which means "one that makes (one) sleep" or "numbener"
Fellow South-American (Brazil?) Edit: nickname Brazilian huehue confirmed