- polypneustic
- pol·yp·neus·tic
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polypneustic
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polypneustic — |pälə̇p|n(y)üstik adjective Etymology: poly + Greek pneustikos of breathing, from (assumed) Greek pneustos (verbal of Greek pnein to breathe) + Greek ikos ic more at pneumatic of an insect : having at least three pairs of functional spiracles * * … Useful english dictionary
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
polypneustic lobes — see respiratoria, respiratory plates … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
hemipneustic — adj. [Gr. hemisys, half; pnein, to breath] Having 8 functional spiracles; see polypneustic … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
holopneustic — adj. [Gr. holos, whole; pneustikos, of breathing] Having 10 functional spiracles; see polypneustic … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
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
