dipnoan

American

[dip-noh-uhn] / ˈdɪp noʊ ən /

adjective

belonging or pertaining to the order Dipnoi, comprising the lungfishes.

noun

a dipnoan fish.

dipnoan British

/ dɪpˈnəʊən /

adjective

of, relating to, or belonging to the Dipnoi , a subclass of bony fishes comprising the lungfishes

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noun

any lungfish

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Etymology

Origin of dipnoan

1880–85; < New Latin Dipno ( i ) name of the order, plural of dipnous < Greek dípnoos double-breathing ( di- di- ¹ + -pnoos, derivative of pnoḗ breathing, breath, air, derivative of pneîn to breathe) + -an

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dipnoan

Structurally the amphibian heart closely resembles the dipnoan, though the increased size of the left auricle is an advance.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" by Various

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