1.
[syn: trachea, windpipe]
2. one of the tubules forming the respiratory system of most insects and many arachnids;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Trachea \Tra"che*a\, n.; pl. Tracheae. [NL.,from L. trachia,
Gr. trachei^a (sc. ? windpipe), from ? rough, rugged: cf. F.
trach['e]e.]
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1. (Anat.) The windpipe. See Illust. of Lung.
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2. (Zool.) One of the respiratory tubes of insects and
arachnids.
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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.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
trachea
n 1: membranous tube with cartilaginous rings that conveys
inhaled air from the larynx to the bronchi [syn: trachea,
windpipe]
2: one of the tubules forming the respiratory system of most
insects and many arachnids