lunglessness

English

Etymology

lungless +‎ -ness

Noun

lunglessness (uncountable)

  1. Absence of lungs.
    • 2008 April 15, Henry Fountain, “Frogs in Borneo Added to Ranks of the Lungless”, in New York Times‎:
      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.
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