Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Dipnoi \Dip"no*i\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? ? with two breathing
apertures; di- = di`s- twice + ? breath.] (Zo["o]l.)
A group of ganoid fishes, including the living genera
{Ceratodus} and {Lepidosiren}, which present the closest
approximation to the Amphibia. The air bladder acts as a
lung, and the nostrils open inside the mouth. See
{Ceratodus}, and Illustration in Appendix.
Source : WordNet®
Dipnoi
n : bony fishes of the southern hemisphere that breathe by a
modified air bladder as well as gills; sometimes
classified as an order of Crossopterygii [syn: {subclass
Dipnoi}]