air-breathing

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Adjective air-breathing has 1 sense

air-breathing - deriving oxygen from the air; "he studied respiration in marine air-breathing vertebrates"; "large air-breathing ichthyosaurs had hydrofoils"

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Air-breathing

Definition: Referring to organisms that breathe air as opposed to extracting oxygen from water.

Part of speech: Adjective

Senses:

Belonging to or characteristic of organisms that require atmospheric oxygen to respire.
Relating to or involved in the act of breathing air.
Capable of or designed for breathing air.

Sample sentences:

Most terrestrial vertebrates, including humans, are air-breathing animals.
Whales are marine mammals that have evolved from air-breathing ancestors.
The air-breathing feature of reptiles enables them to inhabit diverse habitats.
Scuba diving requires specialized equipment for air-breathing underwater.

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