Meaning Of The Word Lungfish
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What's The Definition Of Lungfish?
lungfish in American English
any of two orders (Ceratodiformes and Lepidosireniformes) of lobefins having lungs as well as gills noun: any of various slender, air-breathing fishes of the order (or subclass) Dipnoi, of rivers and lakes in Africa, South America, and Australia, having a lunglike air bladder as well as gills and growing to a length of 3 to 6 ft. (0.9 to 1.8 m) lungfish in British English noun: any freshwater bony fish of the subclass Dipnoi, having an air-breathing lung, fleshy paired fins, and an elongated body. The only living species are those of the genera Lepidosiren of South America, Protopterus of Africa, and Neoceratodus of Australia |
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