Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

labyrinth organ

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.25 in modern English

Syllables: labyrinth or-gan
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

2

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An organ common to fish of the suborder Anabantoidei that enables them to breathe air.

Example Sentences

"The labyrinth organ may work a bit like a lung, but it is an entirely different solution to the problem of how to remove oxygen from air.[…]The labyrinth organ is an effective adaptation to low-oxygen habitats."
"The labyrinth organ fills most of the opercular cavity and is positioned behind and above the gill chamber and extends into the suprabranchial space; hence the name suprabranchial organ."
"Anesthesia of fish with labyrinth organs (bettas, some gouramis, etc.) should be approached with caution. Owing to the unique anatomy of the labyrinth organ (enables fish to breathe atmospheric oxygen) and the gills of these fish (thick lamellae and ecreased lamellar surface area), it is possible to "drown" the fish if an overdose of an anesthetic agent is given."

Etymology

From labyrinth + organ.

Inflected Forms

labyrinth organs (plural)

Phrases

labyrinth fish

Frequently Paired Words

labyrinth fish

Questions

What does labyrinth organ mean?: An organ common to fish of the suborder Anabantoidei that enables them to breathe air.
Where does labyrinth organ come from?: From labyrinth + organ.

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