dipnoan
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dipnoan — [dip′nō ən, dip nō′ən] adj. [< Gr dipnoos, double breathed < DI 1 + pnoē, breath (see PNEUMA) + AN] of various fishes that can respire by lungs as well as by gills n. a dipnoan fish … English World dictionary
dipnoan — /dip noh euhn/, adj. 1. belonging or pertaining to the order Dipnoi, comprising the lungfishes. n. 2. a dipnoan fish. [1880 85; < NL Dipno(i) name of the order, pl. of dipnous < Gk dípnoos double breathing (di DI 1 + pnoos, deriv. of pnoé… … Universalium
dipnoan — dip•no•an [[t]ˈdɪp noʊ ən[/t]] adj. 1) ich belonging or pertaining to the order Dipnoi, comprising the lungfishes 2) ich a dipnoan fish • Etymology: 1880–85; < NL Dipno(i), pl. of dipnous < Gk dípnoos double breathing … From formal English to slang
dipnoan — /dɪpˈnoʊən/ (say dip nohuhn) adjective 1. belonging or relating to the Dipnoi, an archaic class or group of fishes having both gills and lungs. –noun 2. a dipnoan fish. {New Latin Dipnoi, plural, genus type (from Greek dipnoos (singular) having… …
dipnoan — noun Etymology: ultimately from Greek dipnoos having two breathing apertures, from di + pnoē breath, from pnein to breathe more at sneeze Date: 1883 lungfish … New Collegiate Dictionary
dipnoan — dip·no·an … English syllables
dipnoan — I. ˈdipnəwən adjective Etymology: New Latin dipnoi + English an, adjective suffix : belonging to the Dipnoi II. noun ( s) Etymology: New Latin … Useful english dictionary
Gunnar Säve-Söderbergh — (January 31, 1910 June 8, 1948) was a Swedish palaeontologist and geologist. Säve Söderbergh was born at Falun, the son of the neurologist Gotthard Söderbergh and Inga Säve. He passed his G.C.E. at Gothenburg in 1928 and took bachelor s and… … Wikipedia
Gunnar Säve-Söderbergh — (* 31. Januar 1910 in Falun; † 8. Juni 1948) war ein schwedischer Paläontologe und Geologe. Säve Söderbergh wurde in Falun als Sohn des Neurologen Gotthard Söderbergh und Inga Säve geboren. Er schloss seine schulische Ausbildung 1928 in Göteborg… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Lungfish — For the band, see Lungfish (band). Lungfishes Temporal range: Early Devonian–Recent … Wikipedia
