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Lepidosiren


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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