Meaning swim bladder
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swim bladderAn adaptation, derived from a lung, that enables bony fishes to adjust their density and thereby control their buoyancy.
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swim bladderThe swim bladder is a gas-filled sac in a bony fish's body that gives it buoyancy, allowing it to float. Sharks do not have swim bladder.
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swim bladderA gas-filled sac found in the upper part of the body cavity of many bony fishes.
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swim bladdera gas filled organ that is primarily used for buoyancy control but is also important for hearing in some fishes.
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swim bladderan expandable, gas-filled sac that helps fish maintain buoyancy in the water. This organ is also important for hearing in some species of fish.
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swim bladderA gas-filled organ that regulates buoyancy in most bony fishes.
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(anatomy,usually of fish) A gas-filled sac within the bodies of most fish that variously acts as a float, lung, sound-producing organ or an aid to hearing.
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