Tracheata

1 of 2

plural noun

Tra·​che·​ata

-ātə

in some especially former classifications

: a class or other group of Arthropoda comprising all or most of the arthropods with tracheal respiration

Tracheata

2 of 2

"

taxonomic synonym of tracheophyta

Word History

Etymology

Plural noun

New Latin, from neuter plural of tracheatus tracheate, from trache- + Latin -atus -ate

New Latin

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