单词 | spiracular |
释义 | spiracularadj. Zoology. Of or pertaining to, serving as, a spiracle or spiracles. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > animal body > general parts > internal organs and systems > [adjective] > relating to breathing-pore stigmatic1835 spiracular1840 1840 F. D. Bennett Narr. Whaling Voy. II. 151 The spiracular canals of spouting-whales. 1848 Hist. Berwickshire Naturalists' Club 2 339 Spiracular lines not very distinct. 1880 A. Günther Introd. Study of Fishes 80 They form a valve for the protection of the spiracular orifice of these fishes. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < adj.1840 |
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