spiracle

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Latin spiraculum, from spirare ‘breathe’.

[edit] Pronunciation

  • IPA: /'spɪrəkəl/

[edit] Noun

Singular
spiracle

Plural
spiracles

spiracle (plural spiracles)

  1. a pore or opening used (especially by spiders and some fish) for breathing
  2. The blowhole of a whale

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