subclass Dipnoi

subclass Dipnoi
noun
bony fishes of the southern hemisphere that breathe by a modified air bladder as well as gills; sometimes classified as an order of Crossopterygii
Syn: ↑Dipnoi
Hypernyms: ↑class
Member Holonyms: ↑Osteichthyes, ↑class Osteichthyes
Member Meronyms: ↑lungfish, ↑Ceratodontidae, ↑family Ceratodontidae

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