| NOUN | animal | subclass Dipnoi, Dipnoi | bony fishes of the southern hemisphere that breathe by a modified air bladder as well as gills |
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| 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. | |
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| Synonym | Dipnoi | |
| Member of | Osteichthyes, class Osteichthyes | A class of fish having a skeleton composed of bone in addition to cartilage |
| Members | Ceratodontidae, family Ceratodontidae | lungfishes having hornlike ridges on the teeth |
| lungfish | air-breathing fish having an elongated body and fleshy paired fins | |
| Broader | class | (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders |
| Spanish | dipnoos | |
| Catalan | Dipnoi | |
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