- tracheation
- \\ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈāshən\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: trache- + -ation: the distribution and arrangement of the tracheae in a tracheate arthropod and especially in the developing wing of an insect previous to the formation of the veins
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/tray'kee ay"sheuhn/, n.the arrangement of tracheae in insects and other arthropods.[TRACHE(A) + -ATION]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.