| 单词 | african lungfish |
| 释义 | > as lemmasAfrican lungfish African lungfish n. any of four lungfishes that constitute the African genus Protopterus and the family Protopteridae, which have thread-like fins, typically occur in shallow fresh water, and are capable of surviving dry periods by living in a mud cocoon. ΚΠ 1879 Catal. Brown Univ. 1879–80 48 Specimens of the following rarer types have lately been added for use in this department: African lung fish (Protopterus), Polypterus, [etc.]. 1940 M. Lowry Let. 21 Sept. in S. E. Grace Sursum Corda! (1995) I. 354 I have seen a great film about a duck, about an African lung fish, about Latter Day Saints in Utah. 2005 Trav. Afr. Autumn 119/3 Another living fossil, the lobe-finned, air-gulping African lungfish..proves that primitive fish were well on the way to overcoming the dilemma. < as lemmas |
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