noun Download 🔗Share A pore or opening used (especially by arthropods and some fish) for respiration. Examples : "The grasshopper breathed through a tiny spiracle on the side of its abdomen. " organ animal physiology biology insect fish anatomy Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The blowhole of a whale, dolphin or other similar species. Examples : "The whale surfaced, and we saw a plume of mist erupt from its spiracle. " animal anatomy biology ocean part organism Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Any small aperture or vent for air or other fluid. Examples : "The grasshopper breathed through a tiny spiracle on the side of its abdomen. " biology anatomy physiology organism part animal insect Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading