dipnoous

dipnoous
\\ˈdipnəwəs\ adjective
Etymology: New Latin dipnous having two apertures for breathing, from Greek dipnoos, from di- + -pnoos (from pnoē breath, from pnein to breathe)
1. : having both lungs and gills
2. : dipnoan

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  • dipnoous — dip·no·ous …   English syllables

  • dipnoous —   a. having both lungs and gills.    ♦ dipnoan, n. such fish; lungfish …   Dictionary of difficult words

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