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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Dipnoi

· Dip·no·i · IPA
01 n. pl. A group of ganoid fishes, including the living genera Ceratodus and Lepidosiren, which present the closest approximation to the Amphibia. T…
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    A group of ganoid fishes, including the living genera Ceratodus and Lepidosiren, which present the closest approximation to the Amphibia. The air bladder acts as a lung, and the nostrils open inside the mouth. See Ceratodus, and Illustration in Appendix.(Zool.) See: Ceratodus