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air bladder

[air blad-er] / ˈɛər ˌblæd ər /
NOUN
air vesicle
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Many fish therefore evolved an internal air bladder that vibrates with passing sounds.

From Science Daily • Nov. 3, 2025

Otophysan fish improved this pathway by adding small bony "ossicles" that connect the air bladder, often mistakenly called the swim bladder, to the inner ear.

From Science Daily • Nov. 3, 2025

They’re a long, thin fish that can breathe air through an air bladder like a lung and can live up to four days out of water if they’re kept moist, experts said.

From Washington Post • Jul. 6, 2022

The laces had to be undone before an interior air bladder was filled and tied with a thread; then the laces were retied.

From New York Times • Jun. 12, 2014

Isinglass is a sort of glue made from the viscera and air bladder of certain fish, as cod and sturgeon.

From Handwork in Wood by Noyes, William