Dipnoan Definition

dĭpnō-ən
noun
A dipnoan fish.
Webster's New World

(zoology) Any of several fish, of the family Dipnoi, that have modified lungs and can breath out of water.

Wiktionary
adjective
Of various fishes that can respire by lungs as well as by gills.
Webster's New World

Origin of Dipnoan

  • From New Latin Dipnoī order name from Greek dipnooi pl. of dipnoos having two apertures for breathing di- two di–1 pnoē breath (from pnein to breathe pneu- in Indo-European roots)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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Words Starting With

DDIDIP

Words Ending With

NANOAN

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Words Starting With D and Ending With N

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