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lepidosiren

[ lep-i-doh-sahy-ruhn ]

noun

  1. a lungfish, Lepidosiren paradoxa, of the Amazon, having an eel-shaped body.


lepidosiren

/ ˌlɛpɪdəʊˈsaɪərən /

noun

  1. a South American lungfish, Lepidosiren paradoxa, having an eel-shaped body and whiplike paired fins
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of lepidosiren1

From New Latin, dating back to 1850–55; lepido-, siren
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Example Sentences

From these primitive fishes were evolved higher fishes of the ganoid type and others of the type of Lepidosiren (Dipneusta).

Lepidosiren paradoxa was discovered by Natterer in 1837 in tributaries of the Amazon.

When the water disappears the Lepidosiren burrows down into the mud, closing its gill-openings, but breathing through the mouth.

Six pairs of branchial arches occur in Protopterus; Ceratodus and Lepidosiren have five, like most other fish.

No; but from an organ similar in character and position to the air-bladder of a ceratodus, or a lepidosiren.

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