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Lepidosiren

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(n.) An eel-shaped ganoid fish of the order Dipnoi, having both gills and lungs. It inhabits the rivers of South America. The name is also applied to a related African species (Protopterus annectens). The lepidosirens grow to a length of from four to six feet. Called also doko.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Lepidosiren'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​l/lepidosiren.html. 1828.
 
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