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lunglessness

noun

Etymology

From lungless + -ness.

  1. derived from *h₁lengʷʰ-✻
  2. inherited from *lunganjō✻
  3. inherited from lungen
  4. inherited from lunge
  5. suffixed as lungless — “lung + less”
  6. suffixed as lunglessness — “lungless + ness”

Definitions

  1. Absence of lungs.

    • No one is certain why lunglessness has evolved, but a popular theory suggests it does so in response to an extreme environment — cold, swift-flowing streams.

The neighborhood

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