Definitions for: Dipnoi

[n] bony fishes of the southern hemisphere that breathe by a modified air bladder as well as gills; sometimes classified as an order of Crossopterygii

Webster (1913) Definition: Dip"no*i, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? ? with two breathing
apertures; di- = di`s- twice + ? breath.] (Zo["o]l.)
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.

Synonyms: subclass Dipnoi

See Also: Ceratodontidae, class, class Osteichthyes, family Ceratodontidae, lungfish, Osteichthyes

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