tracheate
Americanadjective
noun
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
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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.
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
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
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
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