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amphipneust Zool.|ˈæmfɪpnjuːst|
[mod. f. Gr. ἀµϕί both + -πνευστ-ος breathing, f. πνέ(υ)-ειν to breathe. pl. -s, or collectively amphipneusta; first applied by Merrem 1790–1820.]
An animal that breathes both by lungs and by gills; a name given by some to the lowest order of the Amphibious animals, including the Proteus and Siren, which retain their gills all their lives.
1831J. A. Gray in Penny Cycl. (1841) XIX. 408/2 In the second section (Amphipneusta) are placed the Protei. 1847in Craig. |