apneustic

[ ap-noo-stik, -nyoo- ]
/ æpˈnu stɪk, -ˈnyu- /

adjective Entomology.

having no open spiracles, as the tracheal systems of certain aquatic insect larvae.

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Origin of apneustic

a-6 + Greek pneustikós pertaining to breathing, equivalent to *pneust(os) (verbid of pneîn to breathe) + -ikos -ic

Words nearby apneustic

apmt., apnea, apneic pause, apneumia, apneusis, apneustic, apneustic breathing, apnoea, apo, apo-, apoapsis
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British Dictionary definitions for apneustic

apneustic
/ (æpˈnuːstɪk) /

adjective

of or relating to apneusis
(of certain animals) having no specialized organs for respiration
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