lung-like

1. 1.

   performing functions similar to those performed by lungs

Questions about lung-like

What does lung-like mean?

lung-like means "performing functions similar to those performed by lungs".

How many syllables are in lung-like?

lung-like has 2 syllables: lun-g-like. The stress falls on "lun".

Is lung-like a common word?

lung-like is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.