dipnoan
[dip-noh-uh n]
- belonging or pertaining to the order Dipnoi, comprising the lungfishes.
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- a dipnoan fish.
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Origin of dipnoan
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Interest notes on Dipnoan fin characters have been given by Traquair.
A Guide to the Study of Fishes, Volume 1 (of 2)David Starr Jordan
In every modern Dipnoan, Crossopterygian, and Ganoid the air-bladder has an effective pneumatic duct.
A Guide to the Study of Fishes, Volume 1 (of 2)David Starr Jordan
It is not unlikely that the Crossopterygian gave rise to Amphibian and Dipnoan alike.
A Guide to the Study of Fishes, Volume 1 (of 2)David Starr Jordan
In the archaic tail, enameled scales, and cartilaginous skeleton the Crossopterygian shows its affinity with its Dipnoan ancestry.
A Guide to the Study of Fishes, Volume 1 (of 2)David Starr Jordan
The dipnoan and ganoid traits one by one are more or less completely lost.
A Guide to the Study of Fishes, Volume 1 (of 2)David Starr Jordan
dipnoan
- of, relating to, or belonging to the Dipnoi, a subclass of bony fishes comprising the lungfishes
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- any lungfish
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Word Origin
C19: from New Latin Dipnoi, from Greek dipnoos, double-breathing, from di- 1 + pnoē breathing, air, from pnein to breathe
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