lungfish
US'lʌŋ'fıʃ
معنی فارسی
ماهيان ريه دار .
معنی کامل و مثالها
/luŋ´fish´/n., pl.
● (جانور شناسی) ماهی ششدار (انواع ماهیان راستههای Ceratodiformses و Lepidosireniformes که هم شش و هم آبشش دارند)
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
From 'lung' + 'fish'.
مثال
- Lungfish are able to survive in oxygen-depleted water.
- The lungfish can breathe air by gulping it at the water's surface.
- The African lungfish can aestivate during dry periods.
ترکیبهای رایج
Survive in oxygen-depleted water Breathe air Gulp air Aestivate during dry periods
تعریف انگلیسی
noun
- air-breathing fish having an elongated body and fleshy paired fins; certain species construct mucus-lined mud coverings in which to survive drought