trachea
noun
the tube in humans and other air-breathing vertebrates extending from the larynx to the bronchi, serving as the principal passage for conveying air to and from the lungs; the windpipe.
tracheae
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pluralof trachea.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Paolo Macchiarini, the surgeon famed and then disgraced for implanting artificial tracheae seeded with stem cells into patients, took the stand in his trial for assault in Solna, Sweden, last week.
From Science Magazine ● May 11, 2022
I started going to twee pet shops for cow tracheae, bull penises and limited-ingredient-grain-free-single-source kibble.
From Salon ● Nov. 10, 2018
Aquatic chelicerates utilize gill respiration, whereas terrestrial species use either tracheae or book lungs for gaseous exchange.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 25, 2013
Canine Health Foundation, as well as to their collaboration with the Orthopedic Foundation for Animals to measure the diameters of tracheae in bulldogs in order to combat bracycephalic airway syndrome.
From New York Times ● Nov. 23, 2011
Limaciform, with internal rounded shell; mantle very small and triangular; pulmonary chamber with tracheae; no anterior tentacles.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" by Various
