spiracle
noun
a breathing hole; an opening by which a confined space has communication with the outer air; air hole.
spiracular
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a word derived from
spiracle.
Example Sentences
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Larva of D. minima, spiracular disk, caudal aspect, the anal gills protruded.Fig.
From Journal of Entomology and Zoology Volume 11, Number 4, December 1919 by Charles P. Alexander
Body moderately elongated and covered with a long dark pubescence; spiracular disk squarely truncated, surrounded by five subequal stout lobes; mentum with five subequal teeth, the lateral one of either side not conspicuously reduced.Rhamphidaria.
From Journal of Entomology and Zoology Volume 11, Number 4, December 1919 by Charles P. Alexander
Tracheate: supplied with trachea: a general term applied to all articulates that breathe by means of spiracular openings into a system of tubular structures that extend to all parts of the body.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by John. B. Smith
