Dipnoi
肺魚目; 肺魚亞綱
Dip·no·i n. pl. 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.
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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 [syn: subclass
Dipnoi]