dipnoan

[ dip-noh-uhn ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

belonging or pertaining to the order Dipnoi, comprising the lungfishes.

noun

a dipnoan fish.

dipnoan

/ dɪpˈnəʊən /

adjective

of, relating to, or belonging to the Dipnoi , a subclass of bony fishes comprising the lungfishes

noun

any lungfish

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Word History and Origins

Origin of dipnoan¹

1880–85; < New Latin Dipno ( i ) name of the order, plural of dipnous < Greek dípnoos double-breathing ( di- di- ¹ + -pnoos, derivative of pnoḗ breathing, breath, air, derivative of pneîn to breathe) + -an

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Word History and Origins

Origin of dipnoan¹

C19: from New Latin Dipnoi, from Greek dipnoos, double-breathing, from di- ¹+ pnoē breathing, air, from pnein to breathe

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Example Sentences

The name Dipnoan may, however, be retained as a vernacular equivalent of Dipneusti.

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Structurally the amphibian heart closely resembles the dipnoan, though the increased size of the left auricle is an advance.

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Interest notes on Dipnoan fin characters have been given by Traquair.

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In every modern Dipnoan, Crossopterygian, and Ganoid the air-bladder has an effective pneumatic duct.

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It is not unlikely that the Crossopterygian gave rise to Amphibian and Dipnoan alike.

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