dipnoan


dip·no·an

D0241400 (dĭp′nō-ən)n. A lungfish.
[From New Latin Dipnoī, order name, from Greek dipnooi, pl. of dipnoos, having two apertures for breathing : di-, two; see di-1 + pnoē, breath (from pnein, to breathe; see pneu- in Indo-European roots).]
dip′no·an adj.

dipnoan

(dɪpˈnəʊən) adj (Animals) of, relating to, or belonging to the Dipnoi, a subclass of bony fishes comprising the lungfishesn (Animals) any lungfish[C19: from New Latin Dipnoi, from Greek dipnoos, double-breathing, from di-1 + pnoē breathing, air, from pnein to breathe]

dip•no•an

(ˈdɪp noʊ ən)

adj. 1. belonging or pertaining to the order Dipnoi, comprising the lungfishes. n. 2. a dipnoan fish. [1880–85; < New Latin Dipno(i), pl. of dipnous < Greek dípnoos double-breathing]