neopulmo

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noun

Part of the lung of birds formed by the parabronchi from the laterodorsal and lateroventral bronchi

OriginLatin pulmō →
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Meanings

noun
  1. Part of the lung of birds formed by the parabronchi from the laterodorsal and lateroventral bronchi

    In most birds, the lung is functionally and anatomically subdivided into paleopulmo and neopulmo portions.

    2015 December 10, “Osteological and Soft-Tissue Evidence for Pneumatization in the Cervical Column of the Ostrich ( Struthio camelus ) and Observations on the Vertebral Columns of Non-Volant, Semi-Volant and Semi-Aquatic Birds”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

  1. Latinpulmō“lung”
  2. Englishneopulmo

From neo- + Latin pulmō (“lung”).

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APA

neopulmo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neopulmo

MLA

“neopulmo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neopulmo. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “neopulmo,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neopulmo.

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