dipneumona

dipneumona
I. \\dīˈn(y)ümənə, dipˈn-\ noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from neuter plural of dipneumonus dipneumonous
1. in some classifications : a group of lungfishes including the genera Protopterus and Lepidosiren in which the lung is double and the lateral rays of the archipterygium are vestigial or absent
2. in some classifications : a division of holothurians having two branching respiratory organs
II.
Etymology: New Latin, from neuter plural of dipneumonus
synonym of dipneumones

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  • Dipneumona — Dip*neu mo*na, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? = ? lung.] (Zo[ o]l.) A group of spiders having only two lunglike organs. [Written also {Dipneumones}.] [1913 Webster] || …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Dipneumones — Dipneumona Dip*neu mo*na, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? = ? lung.] (Zo[ o]l.) A group of spiders having only two lunglike organs. [Written also {Dipneumones}.] [1913 Webster] || …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • dipneumonous — (ˈ) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷mənəs adjective Etymology: New Latin dipneumonus, from di + pneumonus (from Greek pneumon , pneumōn lung) 1. : having two respiratory organs 2. : belonging to or characteristic of the Dipneumona * * * dipneumonous, a. Zool.… …   Useful english dictionary

  • bat tick — Spider Spi der, n.[OE. spi[thorn]re, fr. AS. spinnan to spin; so named from spinning its web; cf. D. spin a spider, G. spinne, Sw. spindel. See {Spin}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of arachnids comprising the order Araneina. Spiders …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • bird tick — Spider Spi der, n.[OE. spi[thorn]re, fr. AS. spinnan to spin; so named from spinning its web; cf. D. spin a spider, G. spinne, Sw. spindel. See {Spin}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of arachnids comprising the order Araneina. Spiders …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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