sarcopterygian

English

Etymology

From Sarcopterygii +‎ -ian.

Noun

sarcopterygian (plural sarcopterygians)

1. (biology) Any lobe-finned fish of the class Sarcopterygii, including the lungfish and coelacanths.
   • 2012, Winand Brinkmann, Kenneth De Baets, editors, Paleontological Museum of the University of Zürich: Exhibition Guide, Paleontological Institute and Museum of the University of Zürich, →ISBN, page 63:

     Many sarcopterygians have a lung as a respiratory organ.

Synonyms

• lobefin