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spiracular

spiracular adjective: of, pertaining to, of having spiracles.

Adjective

spiracular (not comparable)

  1. Of, pertaining to, of having spiracles
    • Metanotum shining, indistinctly punctured at the base in the centre, the sides closely punctured; the areola large, obliquely narrowed at the base, its apex open, there are 2 lateral areas, both widely open at the base on the outerside; the posterior median area bears about 10 stout, transverse...1906, Records of the Albany Museum - Volume 1, page 314

Words formed from spiracular

Questions about spiracular

What does spiracular mean?
Spiracular means of, pertaining to, of having spiracles.
What part of speech is spiracular?
Spiracular is an adjective.

Words near spiracular in the dictionary

  1. spir't
  2. spirable
  3. spiracle
  4. spiracles
  5. spiracula
  6. spiracular
  7. spiraculate
  8. spiraculiferous
  9. spiraculiform
  10. spiraculum
  11. spiradenoma

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