Lungfish

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Lungfish \Lung"fish`\, n. (Zool.)
     Any fish belonging to the Dipnoi; -- so called because they
     have both lungs and gills.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  lungfish
       n : air-breathing fish having an elongated body and fleshy
           paired fins; certain species construct mucus-lined mud
           coverings in which to survive drought
       [also: {lungfishes} (pl)]