apneustic
/ap-noo-stik, -nyoo-/US // æpˈnu stɪk, -ˈnyu- //UK // (æpˈnuːstɪk) //
狎鸥亭,狎妓症,狎妓,狎童癖
Definitions
adj.形容词 adjective
- 1
Entomology.
- : having no open spiracles, as the tracheal systems of certain aquatic insect larvae.
Examples
Apneustic: without an open tracheal system; respiration is through the skin or through tracheal gills.
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