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lepidosiren definition

lepido·si·ren (lep′ə dō sī′rən)

noun

any of a genus (Lepidosiren) of lungfishes with an eel-like form, found in swamps and stagnant waters of the South American tropics

Etymology: ModL < lepido- + siren

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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