pneumootocous, a. Zool.
(pnjuːməʊˈɒtəkəs, njuː-)
Also pneuˈmotocous.
[f. mod.L. Pneumōotoca, Pneumōtoca (Owen), f. pneumo- b + Gr. {wlenisisub}οτόκος egg-laying, oviparous.]
Belonging to the Pneumootoca, or vertebrates that breathe air by means of lungs, and lay eggs, as birds and reptiles.
| 1890 Cent. Dict., Pneumoötokous..Pneumotocous. |