book lung

American  

noun

1. the respiratory organ of a spider, scorpion, or other arachnid, composed of thin, membranous structures arranged like the leaves of a book.

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book lung Scientific  

/ bk /

1. The breathing organ of scorpions, spiders, and some other arachnids. It consists of membranes arranged in several parallel folds like the pages of a book.

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Etymology

Origin of book lung

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

The book lung looks like a book with many pages and is located just anterior to a spiracle in the ventral abdomen.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015