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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin trachia (“windpipe”), from Ancient Greek τραχεῖα (trakheîa, “windpipe”), feminine of τραχύς (trakhús, “rugged, rough”).
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trachea (plural tracheas or tracheae or tracheæ)
- (anatomy) A thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi; the windpipe.
- (botany, dated) xylem vessel
- (entomology) The respiratory system of insects.
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thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi
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Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin trachia (“windpipe”), from Ancient Greek τραχεῖα (trakheîa, “windpipe”), feminine of τραχύς (trakhús, “rugged, rough”).
Noun[edit]
trachea f (plural trachee)
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Portuguese[edit]
Noun[edit]
trachea f (plural tracheas)
- Obsolete form of traqueia.
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