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Record 1 2016-03-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies)
spiracula
Latin
DEF

External opening of the tracheal system.

CONT

In insects, air is carried directly to the organs and tissues through a system of fine tubes called the tracheal system. The external openings of the tracheal system are located along the sides of the body and are called spiracles.

OBS

The plural of spiracula is spiraculae.

Key term(s)
  • spiraculae

French

Domaine(s)
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
spiracula
Latin
DEF

Pore respiratoire débouchant aux trachées. Ouvertures latérales situées de chaque côté des segments du corps des insectes.

CONT

De chaque côté, sur les anneaux mobiles de l'abdomen, qui sont toujours au nombre de six chez les mâles et de sept chez les femelles, débouchent les stigmates [...], sortes de boutonnières à bord élastique, tour à tour ouvertes ou fermées, par où l'air pénètre en de vastes trachées vésiculeuses et circule ensuite à travers tout le corps par la voie de fins canalicules ramifiés, assurant la respiration.

Spanish

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