lungfish

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noun

An air-breathing fish, of the class Dipnoi, that have four limblike appendages instead of fins

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Meanings

nounlungfish (plural lungfish or lungfishes)

plural lungfishes

  1. An air-breathing fish, of the class Dipnoi, that have four limblike appendages instead of fins

    Synonyms: dipnoan

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn air-breathing fish, of the class Dipnoi, that have four limblike appendages instead of fins

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dipnoan

Origin

From lung + fish.

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Translations

Bulgarian двойнодишаща риба
  • двойнодишаща риба (dvojnodišašta riba)air-breathing fish of the class Dipnoi
Catalan dipnou
  • dipnouair-breathing fish of the class Dipnoi
Chinese Mandarin 肺魚 /肺鱼
  • 肺魚 /肺鱼 (fèiyú)air-breathing fish of the class Dipnoi
Dutch longvis
  • longvisair-breathing fish of the class Dipnoi
Finnish keuhkokala
  • keuhkokalaair-breathing fish of the class Dipnoi
French dipneuste
  • dipneusteair-breathing fish of the class Dipnoi
German Lungenfisch
  • Lungenfischair-breathing fish of the class Dipnoi
Irish iasc scamhógach
  • iasc scamhógachair-breathing fish of the class Dipnoi
Italian dipnoo, pesce polmonato
  • dipnooair-breathing fish of the class Dipnoi
  • pesce polmonatoair-breathing fish of the class Dipnoi
Japanese ハイギョ, 肺魚
  • ハイギョ (haigyo)air-breathing fish of the class Dipnoi
  • 肺魚 (haigyo)air-breathing fish of the class Dipnoi
Korean 폐어
  • 폐어 (pyeeo)air-breathing fish of the class Dipnoi
Polish ryba dwudyszna
  • ryba dwudysznaair-breathing fish of the class Dipnoi
Portuguese dipnoico, peixe-pulmonado
  • dipnoicoair-breathing fish of the class Dipnoi
  • peixe-pulmonadoair-breathing fish of the class Dipnoi
Russian двоякоды́шащая ры́ба
  • двоякоды́шащая ры́ба (dvojakodýšaščaja rýba)air-breathing fish of the class Dipnoi
Spanish pez pulmonado
  • pez pulmonadoair-breathing fish of the class Dipnoi
Tagalog isdambaga
  • isdambagaair-breathing fish of the class Dipnoi
Turkish akciğerli balık
  • akciğerli balıkair-breathing fish of the class Dipnoi

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

lungfish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lungfish

MLA

“lungfish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lungfish. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lungfish,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lungfish.

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