lunglessness

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noun

Absence of lungs.

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Meanings

nounlunglessness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAbsence of lungs.

    No one is certain why lunglessness has evolved, but a popular theory suggests it does so in response to an extreme environment — cold, swift-flowing streams.

    2008 April 15, Henry Fountain, “Frogs in Borneo Added to Ranks of the Lungless”, in New York Times

Origin

From lungless + -ness.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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