holopneustic

holopneustic: \\|häləp|n(y)üstik, |hōl-\ adjective
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary hol- + -pneustic (from Greek pneustikos of or for breathing, from — assumed — Greek pneustos — verbal of Greek pnein to breathe — + Greek -ikos -ic) — more at sneeze

: having all the spiracles or tracheal stigmata open — distinguished from apneustic; used of various insects

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/hol'euhp nooh"stik, -nyooh"-, hoh'leuhp-/, adj.

having all the spiracles open, as the tracheal systems of most insects.

[1890-95; HOLO- + Gk pneustikós pertaining to breathing, equiv. to pneust(ós) verbid of pneîn to breathe (see PNEUMA) + -ikos -IC]

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holopneustic — adj. [Gr. holos, whole; pneustikos, of breathing] Having 10 functional spiracles; see polypneustic … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
holopneustic — /hol euhp nooh stik, nyooh , hoh leuhp /, adj. having all the spiracles open, as the tracheal systems of most insects. [1890 95; HOLO + Gk pneustikós pertaining to breathing, equiv. to pneust(ós) verbid of pneîn to breathe (see PNEUMA) + ikos IC] … Universalium
holopneustic — hol·op·neus·tic … English syllables
polypneustic — adj. [Gr. polys, many; pneustikos, of breathing] (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) Having at least 8 functional spiracles on each side, including the holopneustic, peripneustic, hemipneustic … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
ολοπνευστικός — ή, ό εντομολ. χαρακτηρισμός πρωτόγονου αναπνευστικού συστήματος ορισμένων εντόμων, τού οποίου όλα τα στίγματα είναι λειτουργικά. [ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. Αντιδάνεια λ., πρβλ. αγγλ. holopneustic < ολ(ο) * + πνευστικός (< πνέω)] … Dictionary of Greek

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