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[syn: Dipnoi, subclass Dipnoi]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Dipnoi \Dip"no*i\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? ? with two breathing
apertures; di- = di`s- twice + ? breath.] (Zool.)
A group of ganoid fishes, including the living genera
Ceratodus and Lepidosiren, which present the closest
approximation to the Amphibia. The air bladder acts as a
lung, and the nostrils open inside the mouth. See
Ceratodus, and Illustration in Appendix.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Dipnoi
n 1: bony fishes of the southern hemisphere that breathe by a
modified air bladder as well as gills; sometimes classified
as an order of Crossopterygii [syn: Dipnoi, subclass
Dipnoi]