lepidosiren

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: lep=i=do=si=ren

CIDE DICTIONARY

lepidosiren, n. [Gr. lepi`s -i`dos, a scale + seirh`n a siren.].

 An eel-shaped ganoid fish of the order Dipnoi, having both gills and lungs. It inhabits the rivers of South America. The name is also applied to a related African species (Protopterus annectens). The lepidosirens grow to a length of from four to six feet. Called also doko.  [1913 Webster]