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lungfish
CIDE DICTIONARY
lungfish, n.
Any fish belonging to the Dipnoi; -- so called because they have both lungs and gills. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
lungfish, n. any freshwater fish of the order Dipnoi, having gills and a modified swim bladder used as lungs, and able to aestivate to survive drought.
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