Found 2 items, similar to air bladder.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: air bladder
air bladder
n : an air-filled sac near the spinal column in many fishes that
helps maintain buoyancy [syn:
swim bladder]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: air bladder
air bladder
\air" blad`der\
1. (Anat.) An air sac, sometimes double or variously lobed,
in the visceral cavity of many fishes. It originates in
the same way as the lungs of air-breathing vertebrates,
and in the adult may retain a tubular connection with the
pharynx or esophagus.
[1913 Webster]
2. A sac or bladder full of air in an animal or plant; also
an air hole in a casting.
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