Dipneumona

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plural noun

Di·​pneu·​mo·​na

dīˈn(y)ümənə,

dipˈn-

1

in some classifications : a group of lungfishes including the genera Protopterus and Lepidosiren in which the lung is double and the lateral rays of the archipterygium are vestigial or absent

2

in some classifications : a division of holothurians having two branching respiratory organs

Dipneumona

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taxonomic synonym of dipneumones

Word History

Etymology

Plural noun

New Latin, from neuter plural of dipneumonus dipneumonous

New Latin, from neuter plural of dipneumonus

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