dipneumone

adjective

di·​pneu·​mone

(ˈ)dī¦n(y)üˌmōn,

(ˈ)dip¦n-

of a spider

: having one pair of book lungs : dipneumonomorph

Word History

Etymology

New Latin Dipneumones

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