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Lungfish is an English word. Below you'll find 8 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Lungfish in a sentence

Lungfish meaning

An air-breathing fish, of the class Dipnoi, that have four limblike appendages instead of fins

Synonyms of Lungfish

bony fish

Related words

Other words often associated with Lungfish or its synonyms:

fish

Using Lungfish

  • The main meaning on this page is: An air-breathing fish, of the class Dipnoi, that have four limblike appendages instead of fins
  • Useful related words include: bony fish.
  • In the example corpus, lungfish often appears in combinations such as: the lungfish, neoceratodus lungfish, lungfish are.

Context around Lungfish

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 18.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 3 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

neoceratodus 2× extinct 1×

Often after:

existed 1× species 1× 1987 1×

Sentence patterns with Lungfish

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

an extinct lungfish from the 1× before the lungfish made the 1× brin s lungfish 1987 proposes 1× coelacanths and lungfish had already 1× from the lungfish is generally 1× lungfish and other 1× lungfish the lungs 1× lungs of lungfish are similar 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a species of 1× but after sequencing 1× coelacanths and lungfish 1× david brin s 1× lungfish and other 1× lungfish the lungs 1×

Common sentence endings:

any internal septa 1× in other animals 1× recent shared ancestor 1× several queensland rivers 1× trans saharan seaway 1× transition to land 1×

Words around Lungfish

Just before it in the word index:

lungescu 2 lunges 47 lunger 3 lungelwa 2 lungelo 5 lunged 48

Just after it in the word index:

lungful 2 lungi 36 lungile 7 lunging 42 lungisa 10 lunglei 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aargau 11 abacos 11 abboud 11 abbreviate 11 abdelkader 11 abdomens 11

Corpus analysis for Lungfish

  • In this selection, "lungfish" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 18.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, neoceratodus, extinct, existed, species and 1987 stand out and add context to how "lungfish" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include an extinct lungfish from the and before the lungfish made the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "lungfish" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with lungfish

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Reconstruction of an extinct lungfish from the study of the Trans-Saharan Seaway. (13 words)

Lungfish and other osteichthyan species are capable of respiration through lungs or vascularized swim bladders. (15 words)

Lungfish The lungs of lungfish are similar to those of amphibians, with few, if any, internal septa. (17 words)

Longer example sentences

David Brin 's Lungfish (1987) proposes that AI be given humanoid bodies and raised as our children and taught the same way we were. (24 words)

A species of Neoceratodus lungfish existed in Lake Bungunnia (McKay & Eastburn, 1990); today Neoceratodus lungfish are only found in several Queensland rivers. (22 words)

But after sequencing the full genome of the coelacanth, it was discovered that the lungfish species is the most recent shared ancestor. (22 words)

Example sentences (8)

A species of Neoceratodus lungfish existed in Lake Bungunnia (McKay & Eastburn, 1990); today Neoceratodus lungfish are only found in several Queensland rivers.

Coelacanths and lungfish had already diverged from a common ancestor before the lungfish made the transition to land.

Lungfish The lungs of lungfish are similar to those of amphibians, with few, if any, internal septa.

Reconstruction of an extinct lungfish from the study of the Trans-Saharan Seaway.

But after sequencing the full genome of the coelacanth, it was discovered that the lungfish species is the most recent shared ancestor.

David Brin 's Lungfish (1987) proposes that AI be given humanoid bodies and raised as our children and taught the same way we were.

Lungfish and other osteichthyan species are capable of respiration through lungs or vascularized swim bladders.

The structure of the pituitary in fish, apart from the lungfish, is generally different from that in other animals.

Common combinations with lungfish

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "lungfish" in a sentence?
An example: "A species of Neoceratodus lungfish existed in Lake Bungunnia (McKay & Eastburn, 1990); today Neoceratodus lungfish are only found in several Queensland rivers." This page contains 8 example sentences with the word "lungfish" from authentic English texts.
What does "lungfish" mean?
Lungfish means: An air-breathing fish, of the class Dipnoi, that have four limblike appendages instead of fins
What are synonyms of "lungfish"?
Common synonyms of "lungfish" include: bony fish.
How many example sentences with "lungfish" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 8 example sentences with "lungfish", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.