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DIPNOI
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Bony fishes of the southern hemisphere that breathe by a modified air bladder as well as gills; sometimes classified as an order of Crossopterygii
Synonyms:
Dipnoi; subclass Dipnoi
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Dipnoi" is a kind of...):
class ((biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders)
Meronyms (members of "Dipnoi"):
lungfish (air-breathing fish having an elongated body and fleshy paired fins; certain species construct mucus-lined mud coverings in which to survive drought)
Ceratodontidae; family Ceratodontidae (lungfishes having hornlike ridges on the teeth)
Holonyms ("Dipnoi" is a member of...):
class Osteichthyes; Osteichthyes (a class of fish having a skeleton composed of bone in addition to cartilage)
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