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lungless

lungless

7.0
Without lungs, animals breathe through their skin
  • adjective
  • /ˈlʌŋləs/
translation icon : sin pulmones
  • The lungless species is unique because it relies solely on diffusion for gas exchange through its skin.
  • lungless salamander

Examples

  • Now that I had a lungless salamander, I did the next obvious search:

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  • And quickly found the lungless salamander link on Wikipedia.

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  • I was, I have to admit, slightly skeptical, so I did a second search by picking up the scientific name of one of the lungless salamanders (Batrachoseps) and doing a search for it:

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  • Lungless salamanders breathe through their skin instead of lungs, which helps them survive in moist environments.

  • Due to being lungless, these salamanders require humid habitats to ensure that their skin remains moist.

Compounds

lungless salamander
  • Specialized
8.5

A salamander without lungs that breathes through its skin and the inside of its mouth

Surface Forms

lungless positive

Morphology

lungless = lung (transparent) = lung + less

Meaning is directly derived from 'lung' + the productive adjective-forming suffix '-less' meaning 'without'.

Etymology

The word lungless breaks into lung and less. Lung is the body part for breathing and less means 'without', so lungless describes an animal that is 'without lungs', like some salamanders that breathe through their skin.