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lung-like

lung-like

6.7
Having parts that work like breathing organs to let a creature take in oxygen and give out carbon dioxide
  • adjective
  • Specialized
translation icon : similar a los pulmones
  • Some amphibians have lung-like structures that enable them to breathe on land.

Examples

  • Certain fish possess a lung-like organ that assists with supplemental oxygen intake.

  • The device was designed to mimic lung-like gas exchange for medical testing.

  • The fish has lung-like structures that help it breathe underwater.

  • Some plants have lung-like tissues for gas exchange.

  • Certain fish possess a lung-like organ that assists with supplemental oxygen intake.

  • Some amphibians have lung-like structures that enable them to breathe on land.

  • The device was designed to mimic lung-like gas exchange for medical testing.

Antonyms

dissimilar
17 3.8

Different in appearance or nature

How Similar

lung-like
  • Specialized
6.7
organoid
  • Specialized
9.5

Surface Forms

lung-like positive

Morphology

lung-like = lung (transparent) = lung + like

Formed from the noun 'lung' plus the productive adjectival suffix '-like' meaning 'similar to', so the meaning is directly inferable.

Etymology

Lung-like joins lung, the body part that 'breathes' and moves air, with the ending -like, which means 'similar to'. So something called lung-like is like a lung in how it helps 'swap' oxygen and carbon dioxide.