tracheanadj.n.
/ˈtreɪkiːən//trəˈkiːən/ Zoology.
A. adj.
Pertaining to or of the nature of a trachea, tracheal; having tracheæ, tracheate.
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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > [adjective] > of parts of > relating to or of nature of trachea
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1826 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. III. xxviii. 21 He has also considered the Trachean and Pulmonary Arachnida as forming one class.
1891 Cent. Dict. (at cited word) Trachean respiration..trachean branchiæ.
B. n.
A tracheate arachnid.
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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Arachnida > [noun] > member of > having particular means of respiration > tracheate
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1826 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. III. xxviii. 24 This appears to have had great weight with Lamarck, inducing him to include in his Arachnida, not only the Tracheans and Myriapods, but even the apterous Hexapods.
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