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lunglessness

lunglessness noun: absence of lungs.

Noun

lunglessness (uncountable)

  1. Absence of lungs.
    • No one is certain why lunglessness has evolved, but a popular theory suggests it does so in response to an extreme environment — cold, swift-flowing streams.2008 April 15, Henry Fountain, “Frogs in Borneo Added to Ranks of the Lungless”, in New York Times

Origin of lunglessness

From lungless + -ness.

Questions about lunglessness

What does lunglessness mean?
Lunglessness means absence of lungs.
What part of speech is lunglessness?
Lunglessness is a noun.

Words near lunglessness in the dictionary

  1. Lungki
  2. Lunglei
  3. lungless
  4. lungless salamander
  5. lungless salamanders
  6. lunglessness
  7. lunglike
  8. lungmotor
  9. lungmotors
  10. Lungnyi
  11. lungo

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