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Webster Dictionary
Polypterusnoun
an African genus of ganoid fishes including the bichir
Etymology: [NL., fr. Gr. poly`s many + feather, wing.]
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Polypterus
Polypterus is a genus of freshwater fish in the bichir family of order Polypteriformes. The type species is the Nile bichir. Fishes in this genus live in various areas in Africa. The etymology of the genus name derives from a combination of the Greek prefix πολυ-, poly- and the root word πτερον, pteron – "many fins." The polypterus is the only discovered vertebrate to have lungs, but no trachea.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Polypterus
pō-lip′te-rus, n. a genus of Ganoid fishes of one species, in the Nile and elsewhere. [Gr. polys, many, pteron, a wing.]
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of polypterus in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of polypterus in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
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