Amphipnous
noun
Am·phip·no·us
\amˈfipnəwəs\
Definition of Amphipnous
: a genus of teleost fishes (order Symbranchii) comprising the cuchia
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Origin and Etymology of amphipnous
New Latin, irregular from amphi- + Greek pnoē breath, from pnein to breathe
First Known Use: 1846
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