tracheolen.
/ˈtreɪkiːəʊl/ Entomology.
A small or minute trachea or branch of a trachea (in insects).
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tracheole1904
1904 Amer. Naturalist 38 134 The term tracheoles..is used elsewhere in insect histology to designate fine tracheal branches not possessing spiral thickening.
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traˈcheolar adj. pertaining to a tracheole, or consisting of tracheoles.
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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > parts of insects > [adjective] > of respiration > relating to a tracheole
tracheolar1904
1904 Amer. Naturalist 38 134 The tracheæ..pass over into the tracheolar network.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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