spiracle

Signification (Anglais)

1. A pore or opening used (especially by arthropods and some fish) for respiration.
2. The blowhole of a whale, dolphin or other similar species.
3. Any small aperture or vent for air or other fluid.

Concepts

stigmate

spiracle

Stigmate des arthropodes

stigmate des arthropodes

Synonymes

blowhole

breather hole

vent

air hole

pinhole

pore

riser

venthole

void

whistler

air-hole

air valve

air vent

vent hole

stegma

stoma

blow hole

female sterility

air gate

gas vent

gas porosity

gas cavity

gas lock

gas hole

pick-up hole

chip pocket

door of vital energy

metrorrhagia and metrostaxis

airflow orifice

ventilating pit

ventilation hole

dysuria

fumarole

hole

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Traductions

Atemloch

espiracle

espiráculo

Trachee

spiraculum

spiramentum

luchtgat

poro

solunum deliği

الفتحة التّنفّسيّة

solungaç yarığı

οπή αναπνοής

φυσητήρ

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈspɪɹəkəl/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From Latin spiraculum, from spirare (“to breathe”).