Lepidosiren Definition

lepədōsīrən
noun
Any of a genus (Lepidosiren) of lungfishes with an eel-like form, found in swamps and stagnant waters of the South American tropics.
Webster's New World

(zoology) An eel-shaped ganoid fish of the order Dipnoi, having both gills and lungs.

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Other Word Forms of Lepidosiren

Noun

Singular:
lepidosiren
Plural:
lepidosirens

Origin of Lepidosiren

  • Ancient Greek

    From Wiktionary

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