lungfish
/lʌŋfɪʃ/
noun
- A type of fish that has one or two lungs in addition to gills, allowing it to breathe air and survive in water with low oxygen or during droughts.
- Scientists study the lungfish to understand how animals evolved to live on land.
- The lungfish can survive out of water for months by burying itself in mud.
- During the dry season, the lungfish breathes air directly through its mouth.