lungfish

«lungfish» in Mova's school dictionary: a freshwater fish that can breathe air with lungs as well… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (a lungfish, lungfish or lungfishes)

meaning for a pupil

1) A lungfish is a freshwater fish that can breathe air with lungs as well as with gills. tree →

2) Some lungfish can survive when their pond dries up by burying themselves in mud and breathing air for months. tree →

sense in the lessons

In science lessons on adaptations and evolution, the lungfish is a link between fish and land animals; the Australian lungfish in Queensland is a very old species, and African lungfish survive droughts in mud cocoons. Phrases: «Australian lungfish», «living fossil».

examples

• The lungfish swims up to gulp air. tree →
• When the pond dries out, the lungfish hides in the mud. tree →
• Lungfish have lungs and gills. tree →
• The Australian lungfish lives in rivers in Queensland. tree →
• A lungfish can live for many years. tree →
• Scientists study lungfish to learn how animals moved onto land. tree →

note

Plural usually «lungfish». One word. Lungfish are fish, not amphibians, even though they breathe air.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «lungfish» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.