spiracle
noun
1 spiracle
A breathing orifice.
Roget 351:
air pipe,
air tube;
airhole†,
blowhole,
breathinghole†,
venthole;
shaft,
flue,
chimney,
funnel,
vent,
nostril,
nozzle,
throat,
weasand†,
trachea;
bronchus,
bronchia [Med.];
larynx,
tonsils,
windpipe,
spiracle;
ventiduct†,
ventilator;
louvre,
jalousie,
Venetian blinds;
blowpipe
etc.
(wind)
349;
pipe
etc.
(tube)
260;
jhilmil†;
smokestack.
screen,
window screen. ' artificial lung,
iron lung,
heart and lung machine.
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Polish: przetchlinka
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