TRACHEATE

Adjective

tracheate (not comparable)

(zoology) Having tracheae.

Synonyms

• tracheated

Noun

tracheate (plural tracheates)

(zoology) Any arthropod with tracheae; one of the Tracheata.

Verb

tracheate (third-person singular simple present tracheates, present participle tracheating, simple past and past participle tracheated)

(zoology, rare) To form tracheae

Source: Wiktionary


Tra"che*ate, a. (Zoöl.)

Definition: Breathing by means of tracheæ; of or pertaining to the Tracheata.

Tra"che*ate, n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: Any arthropod having tracheæ; one of the Tracheata.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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