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Trachea vs Spiracle - What's the difference?

trachea | spiracle |

As nouns the difference between trachea and spiracle

is that trachea is trachea while spiracle is a pore or opening used (especially by spiders and some fish) for breathing.

trachea

English

(wikipedia trachea)

Noun

  • (anatomy) A thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi; the windpipe.
  • patlat standards
  • (botany, dated) xylem vessel
  • (entomology) the respiratory system of insects

    • Synonyms

    * (tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi) windpipe * (xylem vessel) vessel

    Derived terms

    * tracheal * tracheary * tracheid * tracheitis * tracheole * tracheotomy * tracheostomy

    See also

    * oesophagus, esophagus, gullet, throat ----

    spiracle

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A pore or opening used (especially by spiders and some fish) for breathing.
  • The blowhole of a whale.
  • Any small aperture or vent for air or other fluid.

    • Anagrams

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