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tracheae

US/ˈtɹeɪ.kiˌi/

tracheae is the plural of trachea.

Meaning of trachea

Noun

trachea (plural tracheae or (obsolete) tracheæ or tracheas)

  1. A thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi.
    Synonyms:
    windpipe
  2. (dated) The xylem vessel.
    Synonyms:
    vessel
  3. One of the cuticle-lined primary tubes in the respiratory system of an insect, which extend throughout its body.

Questions about tracheae

What is tracheae the plural of?
Tracheae is the plural of trachea.
How do you pronounce tracheae?
Tracheae is pronounced /ˈtɹeɪ.kiˌi/ (US).

Words near tracheae in the dictionary

  1. traceuses
  2. Tracey
  3. trach
  4. trache
  5. trachea
  6. tracheae
  7. tracheal
  8. trachealess
  9. trachealgia
  10. trachealis
  11. trachealization

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Adapted from Wiktionary: tracheae (page history and authors); trachea (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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