lung|fish

lung|fish
lung|fish «LUHNG FIHSH», noun, plural -fish|es or (collectively) -fish.
a freshwater fish having a lunglike sac in addition to gills, enabling it to obtain oxygen both in and out of water, by gulping air through the mouth as well as by passing water through its gills; dipnoan. Lungfishes are found in Australia, Africa, and South America. »

The lungfishes were formerly abundant, and there are many fossil forms dating as far back as the Devonian (John D. Black).


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