Spiracle (Crossword clue)

We found 4 answers for “Spiracle” .

This page shows answers to the clue Spiracle, followed by ten definitions like “An uncommonly used name for the blowhole”, “External opening of the breathing system” and “An aperture for breathing in arthropods and cetaceans”.

4 letters

HOLE

VENT

7 letters

AIR PIPE (3,4)

8 letters

BLOWHOLE

Definitions of “Spiracle”

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• An aperture for breathing in arthropods and cetaceans
• Any small aperture or vent for air or other fluid
• A respiratory opening located behind the eyes
• A breathing pore or orifice leading to tracheae or book lungs
• The nostril, or one of the nostrils, of whales, porpoises
• The opening of the tracheae on the underside of the abdomen
• A respiratory opening on the back of the head above and behind each eye
• (L: spirare to breath) the first gill slit in many fish
• One of the external openings communicating with the air tubes or tracheae of insects
• Opening behind the eye in some sharks which directs oxygen to the eye and brain
A further 14 definitions can be found on Encyclo

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