DIPNOAN


Meaning of DIPNOAN in English

/dip"noh euhn/ , adj.

1. belonging or pertaining to the order Dipnoi, comprising the lungfishes.

n.

2. a dipnoan fish.

[ 1880-85; Dipno ( i ) name of the order, pl. of dipnous dípnoos double-breathing ( di- DI- 1 + -pnoos, deriv. of pnoé breathing, breath, air, deriv. of pneîn to breathe) + -AN ]

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