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lungfish

lungfish noun: an air-breathing fish, of the class Dipnoi, that have four limblike appendages instead of fins.

Noun

lungfish (plural lungfish or lungfishes)

  1. An air-breathing fish, of the class Dipnoi, that have four limblike appendages instead of fins
    Synonyms:
    dipnoan

lungfish meaning in Tamil and Tagalog

lungfish in Tamil

நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், மீன் இனங்களில் ஒன்றாகும்

lungfish in Tagalog

air-breathing fish of the class Dipnoi
isdambaga

Synonyms of lungfish

Forms of lungfish

plurallungfish
plurallungfishes

Plural of lungfish: lungfish or lungfishes

Origin of lungfish

From lung + fish.

Words formed from lungfish

Questions about lungfish

What does lungfish mean?
Lungfish means an air-breathing fish, of the class Dipnoi, that have four limblike appendages instead of fins.
What is lungfish in Tamil?
Lungfish in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், மீன் இனங்களில் ஒன்றாகும். See Lungfish meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is lungfish?
Lungfish is a noun.
What is the plural of lungfish?
The plural of lungfish is lungfish.

Words near lungfish in the dictionary

  1. lungeings
  2. lunger
  3. lungers
  4. lunges
  5. Lungești
  6. lungfish
  7. lungfishes
  8. lungful
  9. lungfuls
  10. Lunghai
  11. lunghi

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