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airbreathing

adj

Etymology

From air + breathing.

  1. derived from breth — “breath”
  2. inherited from brethen — “to breathe, blow, exhale, odour”
  3. suffixed as breathing — “breathe + ing”
  4. compounded as airbreathing — “air + breathing”

Definitions

  1. Using the air from the atmosphere for combustion

  2. Which can breathe air for a short period of time

    Which can breathe air for a short period of time; especially the airbreathing catfishes.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA