definitions

holopneustic

[ hol-uh p-noo-stik, -nyoo-, hoh-luh p- ]
/ ˌhɒl əpˈnu stɪk, -ˈnyu-, ˌhoʊ ləp- /

adjective

having all the spiracles open, as the tracheal systems of most insects.

Nearby words

holophrasis, holophrastic, holophyte, holophytic, holoplankton, holopneustic, holoprosencephaly, holorachischisis, holosericeous, holosystolic, holothurian

Origin of holopneustic

1890–95; holo- + Greek pneustikós pertaining to breathing, equivalent to pneust(ós) verbid of pneîn to breathe (see pneuma) + -ikos -ic
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