| 单词 | spiracle |
| 释义 | spiracle (once / 41183 pages) n WORD FAMILY spiracle: spiracles USAGE EXAMPLESCertain species, such as nurse sharks, can do this by sucking water through their mouths or special openings on their heads known as spiracles. BBC(Mar 03, 2014) When the blind was removed, the fish used the spiracles for only about 40 percent of their breathing due to stress. Slate(Jan 27, 2014) This would prevent nicotine being exhaled through the spiracles on their body and make them release considerably more nicotine into their faeces. Economist(Jan 02, 2014) n a breathing orifice Hypo|Hyper blowhole the spiracle of a cetacean located far back on the skull stigmaan external tracheal aperture in a terrestrial arthropod opening, orifice, porta an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity |
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