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labyrinth organs

labyrinth organs is the plural of labyrinth organ.

Meaning of labyrinth organ

Noun

labyrinth organ (plural labyrinth organs)

  1. An organ common to fish of the suborder Anabantoidei that enables them to breathe air.
    • The labyrinth organ may work a bit like a lung, but it is an entirely different solution to the problem of how to remove oxygen from air.[…]The labyrinth organ is an effective adaptation to low-oxygen habitats.2002, Gary Elson, Oliver Lucanus, Gouramies and Other Labyrinth Fishes, page 6

Questions about labyrinth organs

What is labyrinth organs the plural of?
Labyrinth organs is the plural of labyrinth organ.

Words near labyrinth organs in the dictionary

  1. labwork
  2. labyrinth
  3. labyrinth fish
  4. labyrinth fishes
  5. labyrinth organ
  6. labyrinth organs
  7. labyrinth seal
  8. labyrinth seals
  9. labyrinthal
  10. labyrinthally
  11. labyrinthe

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