dipnoan
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dip·no·an
(dĭp′nō-ən)n.
A lungfish.
[From New Latin Dipnoī, order name, from Greek dipnooi, pl. of dipnoos, having two apertures for breathing : di-, two; see di-1 + pnoē, breath (from pnein, to breathe; see pneu- in Indo-European roots).]
dip′no·an adj.
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dipnoan
(dɪpˈnəʊən)adj
(Animals) of, relating to, or belonging to the Dipnoi, a subclass of bony fishes comprising the lungfishes
n
(Animals) any lungfish
[C19: from New Latin Dipnoi, from Greek dipnoos, double-breathing, from di-1 + pnoē breathing, air, from pnein to breathe]
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dip•no•an
(ˈdɪp noʊ ən)adj.
1. belonging or pertaining to the order Dipnoi, comprising the lungfishes.
n. 2. a dipnoan fish.
[1880–85; < New Latin Dipno(i), pl. of dipnous < Greek dípnoos double-breathing]
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