lungfish

Everyday

1. A lungfish is a freshwater fish that can breathe air with lungs as well as with gills. tree →
2. Some lungfish can survive when their pond dries up by burying themselves in mud and breathing air for months. tree →

In the lessons

In science lessons on adaptations and evolution, the lungfish is a link between fish and land animals; the Australian lungfish in Queensland is a very old species, and African lungfish survive droughts in mud cocoons. Phrases: «Australian lungfish», «living fossil».

Examples

• The lungfish swims up to gulp air. tree →
• When the pond dries out, the lungfish hides in the mud. tree →
• Lungfish have lungs and gills. tree →
• The Australian lungfish lives in rivers in Queensland. tree →
• A lungfish can live for many years. tree →
• Scientists study lungfish to learn how animals moved onto land. tree →

Note

Plural usually «lungfish». One word. Lungfish are fish, not amphibians, even though they breathe air.