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lungfish

/ˌlʌŋˈfɪʃ/
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Definitions of lungfish
  1. noun
    air-breathing fish having an elongated body and fleshy paired fins; certain species construct mucus-lined mud coverings in which to survive drought
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    types:
    ceratodus
    extinct lungfish
    type of:
    bony fish
    any fish of the class Osteichthyes
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