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Spiracle

/ˈspɪɹəkəl/

A pore or opening used (especially by arthropods and some fish) for respiration.

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noun

1
A pore or opening used (especially by arthropods and some fish) for respiration.
2
The blowhole of a whale, dolphin or other similar species.
3
Any small aperture or vent for air or other fluid.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Spiracle"

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Word	Definition
metathoracic	Of or pertaining to the metathorax
prothoracic	(entomology, zootomy) Of or pertaining to the prothorax.
spiraculumnoun	A spiracle.
porocalyxnoun	A sunken aperture, in some spirophores, used for respiration
pneumostomenoun	A pore through which slugs and other gastropods breathe
ostiumnoun	A small opening or orifice, as in a body organ or passage.
apopylenoun	A pore through which water passes out of a radial canal or flagellated chamber of a sponge
chonenoun	(zoology) An inhalant or exhalant canal in a sponge; a pore sieve.
stomanoun	(medicine) A small opening in a membrane; a surgically constructed opening, especially one in the abdominal wall that permits the passage of waste after a colostomy or ileostomy.
atrioporenoun	a hole in a lancelet through which water exits the body
respiratoriumnoun	A gill-like organ used by certain insects to draw water from the air.
ostiolenoun	(mycology) A small hole or opening through which certain fungi release their mature spores.
solenostomenoun	A pore, in some insects, that secretes sperm
spirophorenoun	(historical) A device for inducing artificial respiration by means of an airtight case for the body and an air pump.
pneumatocystnoun	(marine biology) A sac or other structure containing air and used for flotation by a marine organism, chiefly used in reference to those of kelps and siphonophores.
anal porenoun	(proscribed) The anus.
porefieldnoun	An area of pores, in the valve of a diatom, through which mucopolysaccharides extrude to make stalks and pads.
aeropylenoun	A system of air passages in the chorion of some insects that enables oxygen exchange with the environment
nephroporenoun	An opening of the antennal gland on the ventral surface of the coxa of an insect's antenna
poroidnoun	A pore-like hole.