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dipnoi

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dipnoinoun

dipnoi

Dipnoi are a group of fish that can breathe both in water and air.

Двоякодышащие - это группа рыб, которые могут дышать как в воде, так и на воздухе.

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dipnoinoun

A subclass of fish known as lungfish, which have both gills and lungs, allowing them to breathe air.

The dipnoi are fascinating creatures because they can survive in water with low oxygen levels by breathing air.

Plural of dipnoan; the lungfishes collectively.

Devonian fossils show that the dipnoi once possessed far more diverse body plans.