lepidosiren

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lepidosiren - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Lepidosiren \Lep`i*do*si"ren\ (-s[imac]"r[e^]n), n. [Gr. lepi`s
     -i`dos, a scale + seirh`n a siren.] (Zool.)
     An eel-shaped ganoid fish of the order Dipnoi, having both
     gills and lungs. It inhabits the rivers of South America. The
     name is also applied to a related African species
     (Protopterus annectens). The lepidosirens grow to a length
     of from four to six feet. Called also doko.
     [1913 Webster] Lepidote