Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A lungfish.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining to or having the characters of the Dipnoi. Also
dipneustal . - noun One of the Dipnoi; a lung-fish.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun zoology Any of several
fish , of the familyDipnoi , that have modifiedlungs and can breath out of water
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[From New Latin Dipnoī, order name, from Greek dipnooi, pl. of dipnoos, having two apertures for breathing : di-, two; see di– + pnoē, breath (from pnein, to breathe; see pneu- in Indo-European roots).]
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