peripneustic

adjective

per·​ip·​neus·​tic

¦perə̇p¦n(y)üstik

: having spiracles in a row on each side of the body

peripneustic insects

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary peri- + Greek pneustikos of breathing, from pneust- (from pnein to breathe) + -ikos -ic

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