dipnoidadj.n.
/ˈdɪpnɔɪd/ Zoology.
= dipnoan adj. and n.
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the world > animals > fish > class Osteichthyes or Teleostomi > [adjective] > belonging to Dipnoi
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the world > animals > fish > class Osteichthyes or Teleostomi > [noun] > order Dipnoi > member of (lung-fish)
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1878 F. Day Indian Fish 709 Whether the Ganoids and Dipnoids should be included with the Chondropterygii.
1880 F. Day Fishes Brit. & Ireland Introd. 41 Among the Dipnoids, the air-bladder has a lung-like function..Among the Ganoids there is a divergence from the Dipnoid organization.
1881 Günther in Encycl. Brit. XII. 686/1 The dentition is that of a Dipnoid.
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