First Known Use: 1883
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dipnoan
noun dip·no·an \ˈdip-nə-wən, -nō-ən\
Definition of DIPNOAN
: lungfish
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Origin of DIPNOAN
ultimately from Greek dipnoos having two breathing apertures, from di- + pnoē breath, from pnein to breathe — more at sneeze
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