Definition of Dipneumones
in some classifications
:a division of spiders comprising those with a single pair of lungs
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Dipneumones
plural noun
Di·pneu·mo·nes
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dīˈn(y)üməˌnēz
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dipˈn-
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Origin and Etymology of dipneumones
New Latin, from di- + -pneumones (from Greek pneumones, plural of pneumon-, pneumōn lung)
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