book-lung
book-lung is the alternative form of book lung.
Meaning of book lung
Noun
book lung (plural book lungs)
- A lamellate respiratory organ found in arachnids.
- In addition to book lungs most spiders also have a second respiratory system in the form of paired tracheae; Atypus has none.1996, Michael J. Roberts, Spiders of Britain and Northern Europe, page 16
Forms of book-lung
| plural | book-lungs |
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Questions about book-lung
- What is book-lung the alternative form of?
- Book-lung is the alternative form of book lung.
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