tracheate

American  

[trey-kee-eyt, -it, truh-kee-it] / ˈtreɪ kiˌeɪt, -ɪt, trəˈki ɪt /

adjective

1. (of an arthropod) having tracheae.

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noun

1. a tracheate arthropod.

Etymology

Origin of tracheate

1875–80; < New Latin Tracheata name of the class, noun use of neuter plural of tracheātus having tracheae. See trachea, -ate ¹

Example Sentences

We are compelled to take a similar view of the agreement between the tracheal air-tubes of Arachnida and other tracheate Arthropods.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" by Various

Probably tracheae have developed independently by the same process in several groups of tracheate Arachnids.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" by Various

No tracheate Crustacea are known, but some terrestrial Isopoda develop pulmonary in-sinkings of the integument.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" by Various

Trāchēā′rian, pertaining to the tracheate arachnidans; Tra′chēāry, pertaining to the trachea; Trā′chēāte, -d, having a trachea.—ns.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

Hexapoda: tracheate arthropods with head, thorax and abdomen distinct, and only six legs in the adult stage: the true insects.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.