lobefin
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lobefin — [lōb′fin΄] n. any of a subclass (Sarcopterygii) of bony fishes having thick, limblike, paired fins, including the lungfishes and the coelacanth * * * lobe·fin (lōbʹfĭn ) n. See lobe finned fish. * * * … Universalium
lobefin — [lōb′fin΄] n. any of a subclass (Sarcopterygii) of bony fishes having thick, limblike, paired fins, including the lungfishes and the coelacanth … English World dictionary
lobefin snailfish — skiautėtapelekis gleivys statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Polypera greeni angl. Green’s liparid; lobefin snailfish rus. полипера Грина ryšiai: platesnis terminas – skiautėtapelekiai gleiviai … Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas
lobefin fish — lobe|fin «LOHB FIHN», noun, or lobefin fish, = lobe finned fish. (Cf. ↑lobe finned fish) … Useful english dictionary
lobefin — noun any fish of the order Crossopterygii; most known only in fossil form • Syn: ↑crossopterygian, ↑lobe finned fish • Hypernyms: ↑bony fish • Hyponyms: ↑coelacanth, ↑Latimeria chalumnae … Useful english dictionary
lobefin fish — lobe′fin fish [[t]ˈloʊbˌfɪn[/t]] also lobe′finned fish′ n. ich crossopterygian … From formal English to slang
lobe-finned fish — noun any fish of the order Crossopterygii; most known only in fossil form • Syn: ↑crossopterygian, ↑lobefin • Hypernyms: ↑bony fish • Hyponyms: ↑coelacanth, ↑Latimeria chalumnae … Useful english dictionary
lobe-finnedfish — lobe finned fish (lōbʹfĭnd ) n. A member of the subclass Crossopterygii, a group of bony fishes with paired rounded fins, suggesting limbs, that are extinct except for the coelacanths. The lobe finned fishes are regarded by some as ancestors of… … Universalium
bichir — /bich euhr/, n. any of several primitive freshwater African fishes of the genus Polypterus having functional lungs as well as gills. [‡1965 70; < F < dial. Ar abu shir] * * * ▪ fish also called lobefin, any of about 10 species of… … Universalium
lobe-finned fish — /lohb find / any fish that has rounded scales and lobed fins, as the coelacanth. Also called lobefin. * * * … Universalium
