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 and divides as lun-g-like under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

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.