Air" blad`der (#).
1. Anat.
An air sac, sometimes double or variously lobed, in the visceral cavity of many fishes. It originates in the same way as the lungs of air-breathing vertebrates, and in the adult may retain a tubular connection with the pharynx or esophagus.
2.
A sac or bladder full of air in an animal or plant; also an air hole in a casting.
© Webster 1913.