Pneumonophora

plural noun

Pneu·​mo·​noph·​o·​ra

ˌn(y)üməˈnäfərə

variants or Pneumonophorae

-əˌrē

in former classifications

: a division of Holothurioidea comprising forms with a respiratory tree compare apneumona

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from pneumon- + -phora or -phorae

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