The Collaborative International Dictionary
Lepidosiren
Lepidosiren \Lep`i*do*si"ren\ (-s[imac]"r[e^]n), n. [Gr. lepi`s -i`dos, a scale + seirh`n a siren.] (Zo["o]l.) 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.
Wiktionary
lepidosiren
n. (context zoology English) An eel-shaped ganoid fish of the order Dipnoi, having both gills and lungs.
Usage examples of "lepidosiren".
Lepidosiren, is discovered having affinities directed towards very distinct groups.