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dipnoan
[ dip-noh-uhn ]
adjective
- belonging or pertaining to the order Dipnoi, comprising the lungfishes.
noun
- a dipnoan fish.
dipnoan
/ dɪpˈnəʊən /
adjective
- of, relating to, or belonging to the Dipnoi , a subclass of bony fishes comprising the lungfishes
noun
- any lungfish
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of dipnoan1
C19: from New Latin Dipnoi, from Greek dipnoos, double-breathing, from di- 1+ pnoē breathing, air, from pnein to breathe
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Example Sentences
The name Dipnoan may, however, be retained as a vernacular equivalent of Dipneusti.
From Project Gutenberg
Structurally the amphibian heart closely resembles the dipnoan, though the increased size of the left auricle is an advance.
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Interest notes on Dipnoan fin characters have been given by Traquair.
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In every modern Dipnoan, Crossopterygian, and Ganoid the air-bladder has an effective pneumatic duct.
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It is not unlikely that the Crossopterygian gave rise to Amphibian and Dipnoan alike.
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