Dipneusti

plural noun

Dip·​neus·​ti

dipˈn(y)üˌstī

: an order of Choanichthyes coextensive with Dipnoi see lungfish

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from di- + -pneusti (irregular from Greek pneustikos of breathing, from pnein to breathe)

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