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Thesaurus: lungfish

Any fish belonging to the Dipnoi; -- so called because they have both lungs and gills.

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  1. n. Any fish belonging to the Dipnoi; -- so called because they have both lungs and gills.
  2. n. air-breathing fish having an elongated body and fleshy paired fins; certain species construct mucus-lined mud coverings in which to survive drought
  3. Any fish belonging to the Dipnoi; -- so called because they have both lungs and gills.
  4. Any fish belonging to the Dipnoi; -- so called because theyhave both lungs and gills.
  5. n. air-breathing fish having an elongated body and fleshy paired fins; certain species construct mucus-lined mud coverings in which to survive drought