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  1. 1. An air sac, sometimes double or variously lobed, in the visceral cavity of many fishes. It originates in the same way as the lungs of air-breathing vertebrates, and in the adult may retain a tubular connection with the pharynx or esophagus. Source: opted
  2. 2. A sac or bladder full of air in an animal or plant; also an air hole in a casting. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. an air-filled sac near the spinal column in many fishes that helps maintain buoyancy Source: wordnet
  4. 4. 1. (Anat.) An air sac, sometimes double or variously lobed, in the visceral cavity of many fishes. It originates in the same way as the lungs of air-breathing vertebrates, and in the adult may retain a tubular connection with the pharynx or esophagus. 2. A sac or bladder full of air in an animal or plant; also an air hole in a casting. Source: webster
  5. 5. An air sac, sometimes double or variously lobed, in thevisceral cavity of many fishes. It originates in the same way as thelungs of air-breathing vertebrates, and in the adult may retain atubular connection with the pharynx or esophagus. Source: adambom
  6. 6. An air sac, sometimes double or variously lobed, in the visceral cavity of many fishes. It originates in the same way as the lungs of air-breathing vertebrates, and in the adult may retain a tubular connection with the pharynx or esophagus. A sac or bladder full of air in an animal or plant; also an air hole in a casting. Source: ecdict

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