- lungfish
- noun Date: 1883 any of an order (Dipnoi) of bony fishes that breathe by a modified swim bladder as well as gills
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Lungfish — Lungfish рок группа из Балтимора, записавшая одиннадцать альбомов, выпущенных на вашингтонском лейбле Dischord Records и играющая музыку в соответствующих стилях пост хардкор, инди рок, эмо. Отличительной чертой музыки Lungfish… … Википедия
lungfish — [luŋ′fish΄] n. pl. lungfish or lungfishes (see FISH) any of two orders (Ceratodiformes and Lepidosireniformes) of lobefins having lungs as well as gills … English World dictionary
Lungfish — Lung fish , n. (Zo[ o]l.) Any fish belonging to the Dipnoi; so called because they have both lungs and gills. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lungfish — 1883, from LUNG (Cf. lung) + FISH (Cf. fish) (n.) … Etymology dictionary
Lungfish — For the band, see Lungfish (band). Lungfishes Temporal range: Early Devonian–Recent … Wikipedia
lungfish — /lung fish /, n., pl. (esp. collectively) lungfish, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) lungfishes. any of various slender, air breathing fishes of the order (or subclass) Dipnoi, of rivers and lakes in Africa, South America, and… … Universalium
lungfish — /ˈlʌŋfɪʃ / (say lungfish) noun (plural lungfish or lungfishes) any of several elongated tropical freshwater fishes of the order Dipnoi, as the Queensland lungfish, that breathes by means of modified lung like structures as well as gills. See… …
Lungfish (band) — Lungfish Daniel Higgs Background information Origin Baltimore, Maryland, United States … Wikipedia
lungfish — noun air breathing fish, of the class Dipnoi, that have four limblike appendages instead of fins … Wiktionary
lungfish — n. any of several fish that have both gills and lungs (found in Australia, Africa, and South America) and live in freshwater swamps and pools … English contemporary dictionary
