n. an opening through which certain animals breathe such as the blowhole of a whale or one of the openings in the exoskeleton of an insect
The spiracles in a spiders abdomen help them breath.
The spiracles in a spiders abdomen help them breath.
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What are a grasshopper's spiracles used for?
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Insects' tracheae are connected to the spiracles.
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breathing hole; breathing orifice; air hole
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