swim bladder

Origin of swim bladder

First recorded in 1830–40

The reproductive organs lie below the swim-bladder near the posterior end of the body-cavity.

Elementary Zoology, Second Edition |Vernon L. Kellogg
But a long-continued fish noise would involve a swim-bladder of large size.

Creatures of the Abyss |Murray Leinster
But in reality it has no gills and no swim-bladder; it lays no eggs; it does not own one truly fish-like organ.

Falling in Love |Grant Allen
Our ancestor was an animal which breathed water, had a swim-bladder, a great swimming tail, and an imperfect skull.

Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 93, December 10, 1887 |Various

And cushioned as it is in an obese envelope and without issue, the swim-bladder cannot be a bagpipe or wind instrument.

Ten Thousand Wonderful Things |Edmund Fillingham King

swim bladder

ichthyol another name for air bladder (def. 1)

swim bladder

[ swĭm ]

See air bladder.