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lungfish
n.
any of several fish that have both gills and lungs (found in Australia, Africa, and South America) and live in freshwater swamps and pools
Lungfish
Lungfish (
also known as
salamanderfish) are freshwater fish belonging to the
subclass Dipnoi. Lungfish are best known for retaining characteristics primitive within the
Osteichthyes, including the ability to breathe air, and structures primitive within
Sarcopterygii, including the presence of lobed fins with a well-developed internal skeleton.
lungfish
Noun
1. air-breathing fish having an elongated body and fleshy paired fins; certain species construct mucus-lined mud coverings in which to survive drought
(hypernym) bony fish
(hyponym) ceratodus
(member-holonym) Dipnoi, subclass Dipnoi
Lungfish
(n.)
Any fish belonging to the Dipnoi; -- so called because they have both lungs and gills.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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