Found 2 hits - Term: trachea, Database: *, Strategy: exact
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
trachea \tra"chea\, n.; pl. tracheae. nl.,from l. trachia,
gr. trachei^a sc. ? windpipe, from ? rough, rugged: cf. f.
trach'ee.
1913 webster
1. anat. the windpipe. see illust. of lung.
1913 webster
2. zool. one of the respiratory tubes of insects and
arachnids.
1913 webster
3. bot. one of the large cells in woody tissue which have
spiral, annular, or other markings, and are connected
longitudinally so as to form continuous ducts.
1913 webster
see also:
tracheae lung
- [2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
trachea
n 1: membranous tube with cartilaginous rings that conveys
inhaled air from the larynx to the bronchi syn: windpipe
2: one of the tubules forming the respiratory system of most
insects and many arachnids
also: tracheae pl
see also:
windpipe tracheae
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