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tracheae
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Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (en-irregular plural of: trachea )
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. membranous tube with cartilaginous rings that conveys inhaled air from the larynx to the bronchi [syn: windpipe ] one of the tubules forming the respiratory system of most insects and many arachnids [also: tracheae (pl)]
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Trachea \Tra"che*a\, n.; pl. Trache[ae] . [NL.,from L. trachia, Gr. trachei^a (sc. ? windpipe), from ? rough, rugged: cf. F. trach['e]e.] (Anat.) The windpipe. See Illust. of Lung . (Zo["o]l.) One of the respiratory tubes of insects and arachnids. ...
Usage examples of tracheae.
Surrounding it, the tons of organs: the nervous system, the mighty heart, or hearts, the four stomachs, the microwave and longwave generators, the kidneys, bowels, tracheae, scent and taste organs, the perfume factory which made odors to attract animals and birds close enough to be seized, and the huge womb.
Nitschke, in about a quarter of an hour, owing to their tracheae being closed by the secretion.