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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] |