spiracle
IPA: spˈɪrʌkʌɫ
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.
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Examples of "spiracle" in Sentences
- Lateral view showing the spiracle.
- Petiolar spiracle at base of node.
- Its anterior spiracle and calypters are brown.
- A spiracle is a small hole found behind each eye.
- In most spiders the spiracle is just anterior to the spinnerets.
- The spiracle plates and button are also not heavily sclerotized.
- In profile, propodeal spiracle along margin of declivitous face.
- There is a broad ridges beneath each eye, and a spiracle behind.
- Spiracle function is controlled almost entirely by the nervous system.
- The tracheae of insects are attached to the spiracles, excluding the head.