Dipnoi n 1: 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: {Dipnoi}, {subclass Dipnoi}]
Dipnoi \Dip"no*i\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? ? with two breathing apertures; di- = di`s- twice + ? breath.] (Zool.) 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. [1913 Webster]