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English → English (gcide) Definition: Protopterus annectens 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. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] Mudfish \Mud"fish`\, n. (Zo["o]l.) (a) The European loach. (b) The bowfin (Amia calva). (c) The South American lipedosiren, and the allied African species (Protopterus annectens). See Lipedosiren. (d) The mud minnow, a fish of the genus Umbra or family Umbridae. (e) any fish which lives in muddy waters, such as the mummichog, a killifish. [1913 Webster +PJC]