lepidosiren

[ lep-i-doh-sahy-ruh n ]

/ ˌlɛp ɪ doʊˈsaɪ rən /

a lungfish, Lepidosiren paradoxa, of the Amazon, having an eel-shaped body.

Origin of lepidosiren

From New Latin, dating back to 1850–55; see origin at lepido-, siren

These plates serve to ally them with the Ganoids, as their jaws do with Lepidosiren.

The Chain of Life in Geological Time |Sir J. William Dawson
B, Vasa efferentia reduced to a few at the hind end (Lepidosiren).

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 3 |Various
Six pairs of branchial arches occur in Protopterus; Ceratodus and Lepidosiren have five, like most other fish.

The Vertebrate Skeleton |Sidney H. Reynolds
Lepidosiren paradoxa was discovered by Natterer in 1837 in tributaries of the Amazon.

A Guide to the Study of Fishes, Volume 1 (of 2) |David Starr Jordan

Lepidosiren, lep-i-do-sī′ren, n. one of the Amazon mud-fishes or Dipnoi.

Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) |Various

lepidosiren

/ (ˌlɛpɪdəʊˈsaɪərən) /

a South American lungfish, Lepidosiren paradoxa, having an eel-shaped body and whiplike paired fins