subclass dipnoi

Noun
  1. Bony fishes of the southern hemisphere that breathe by a modified air bladder as well as gills;
    Sometimes classified as an order of Crossopterygii (synset 102518545)
    is a type of: class - (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders
    member holonym:
    • lungfish - air-breathing fish having an elongated body and fleshy paired fins; certain species construct mucus-lined mud coverings in which to survive drought
    • ceratodontidae, family ceratodontidae - lungfishes having hornlike ridges on the teeth
    belongs to: class osteichthyes, osteichthyes - a class of fish having a skeleton composed of bone in addition to cartilage
    same as: dipnoi

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