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holopneustic

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[hol-uhp-noo-stik, -nyoo-, hoh-luhp-] / ˌhɒl əpˈnu stɪk, -ˈnju-, ˌhoʊ ləp- /

adjective

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


Etymology

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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