spiracle
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈspɪɹəkəl/
spiracle (plural spiracles)
- A pore or opening used (especially by arthropods and some fish) for respiration.
- The blowhole of a whale, dolphin or other similar species.
- Any small aperture or vent for air or other fluid.
- German: Atemloch
- Italian: spiracolo
- German: Atemloch
- Russian: ды́хало
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