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pseudotrachea

pseudotrachea noun: one of the chitinous tubes found in the labella of dipterans (suborder Brachycera), used to carry liquid food into the mouth.

Noun

pseudotrachea (plural pseudotracheae or pseudotracheas)

  1. One of the chitinous tubes found in the labella of dipterans (suborder Brachycera), used to carry liquid food into the mouth.

Forms of pseudotrachea

pluralpseudotracheae
pluralpseudotracheas

Origin of pseudotrachea

From pseudo- + trachea.

Words formed from pseudotrachea

Questions about pseudotrachea

What does pseudotrachea mean?
Pseudotrachea means one of the chitinous tubes found in the labella of dipterans (suborder Brachycera), used to carry liquid food into the mouth.
What part of speech is pseudotrachea?
Pseudotrachea is a noun.
What is the plural of pseudotrachea?
The plural of pseudotrachea is pseudotracheae.

Words near pseudotrachea in the dictionary

  1. pseudotolerant
  2. pseudotooth
  3. pseudotopaz
  4. pseudotorticollis
  5. pseudotrabecular
  6. pseudotrachea
  7. pseudotracheae
  8. pseudotracheal
  9. pseudotracheas
  10. pseudotraditional
  11. pseudotraditionalism

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