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Dipnoi
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Dip′no-i
,Noun.
pl.
[NL., fr. Gr. [GREEK] [GREEK] with two breathing apertures;
δι-
= δίσ-
twice + [GREEK] 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. Definition 2024
Dipnoi
Dipnoi
See also: dipnoi
Translingual
Proper noun
Dipnoi
- A taxonomic subclass within the class Sarcopterygii – the lungfishes and their extinct relatives.
Hypernyms
- (subclass): Chordata - phylum; Chordata Craniata - clade; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Osteichthyes - superclass; Sarcopterygii - class
Hyponyms
- (subclass): Ceratodontiformes, Lepidosireniformes