peripneustic

peripneustic
\\|perə̇p|n(y)üstik\ adjective
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary peri- + Greek pneustikos of breathing, from pneust- (from pnein to breathe) + -ikos -ic — more at sneeze
: having spiracles in a row on each side of the body

peripneustic insects


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  • peripneustic — adj. [Gr. peri, around; pneustikos, of breathing] (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) Having 9 pairs of functional spiracles; usually a prothoracic pair and 8 abdominal pairs; see polypneustic …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • peripneustic — per·ip·neus·tic …   English syllables

  • amphipneustic — adj. [Gr. amphi, on both sides; pneustikos, breathe] (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) Refers to aquatic larva having the first and last pairs of spiracles open and functioning; see metapneustic; peripneustic …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • 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

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