spiracle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A pore or opening used (especially by arthropods and some fish) for respiration.
The blowhole of a whale, dolphin or other similar species.
Any small aperture or vent for air or other fluid.

/ˈspɪɹəkəl/ /ˈspirək(ə)l/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-spiracle.wav

spiracle spiracles

From Latin spiraculum, from spirare (“to breathe”).

respiration respire spiracular spiraculum

spiraculiferous spiraculiform ultraspiracle

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