lungfish
(noun) air-breathing fish having an elongated body and fleshy paired fins; certain species construct mucus-lined mud coverings in which to survive drought
Source: WordNet® 3.1
lungfish (plural lungfish or lungfishes)
air-breathing fish, of the class Dipnoi, that have four limblike appendages instead of fins
• (air-breathing fish): dipnoan
• Flushing, flushing
Source: Wiktionary
Lung"fish`, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Any fish belonging to the Dipnoi; -- so called because they have both lungs and gills.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 June 2025
(noun) status with respect to the relations between people or groups; “on good terms with her in-laws”; “on a friendly footing”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
