- Spiracular
- Spiracular Spi*rac"u*lar, a. Of or pertaining to a spiracle. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Spiracular
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spiracular — spiracle ► NOUN Zoology ▪ an external respiratory opening in insects, cartilaginous fish, and other animals. DERIVATIVES spiracular adjective. ORIGIN Latin spiraculum, from spirare breathe … English terms dictionary
spiracular depressions — (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) In Coccoidea, usually found on the margin at the base of the spiracular setae … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
spiracular disk — (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) In Diptera, a flat area on the caudal segment containing the spiracular openings of aquatic larvae … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
spiracular grooves — see spiracular cleft … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
spiracular setae — (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) In Coccoidea, setae of various shapes and sizes terminating each spiracular pore band … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
spiracular spines — (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) In Coccoidea, large seta usually associated with each spiracular pore cluster … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
spiracular — adjective see spiracle … New Collegiate Dictionary
spiracular — See spiracle. * * * … Universalium
spiracular — adjective Of, pertaining to, of having spiracles … Wiktionary
spiracular — spi·rac·u·lar … English syllables
