资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Komtok \Kom"tok\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
An African freshwater fish ({Protopterus annectens}),
belonging to the Dipnoi. It can breathe air by means of its
lungs, and when waters dry up, it encases itself in a nest of
hard mud, where it remains till the rainy season. It is used
as food.
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}.
Mudfish \Mud"fish`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) The European loach.
(b) The bowfin.
(c) The South American lipedosiren, and the allied African
species ({Protopterus annectens}). See {Lipedosiren}.
(d) The mud minnow.