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Meaning of AIR BLADDER

Pronunciation:  ehr 'bladur

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  an air-filled sac near the spinal column in many fishes that helps maintain buoyancy
 
 Synonyms: swim bladder
 
 See Also: sac

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Air" blad`der\
1. (Anat.) An air sac, sometimes double or variously lobed,
   in the visceral cavity of many fishes. It originates in
   the same way as the lungs of air-breathing vertebrates,
   and in the adult may retain a tubular connection with the
   pharynx or esophagus.

2. A sac or bladder full of air in an animal or plant; also
   an air hole in a casting.

 

 

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