apneustic

[ap-noo-stik, -nyoo-]

adjective

Entomology.

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

apneustic

/ æpˈnuːstɪk /

adjective

1. of or relating to apneusis

2. (of certain animals) having no specialized organs for respiration

Word History and Origins

Origin of apneustic¹

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

Example Sentences

Apneustic: without an open tracheal system; respiration is through the skin or through tracheal gills.

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