transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈspir-i-kəl, ˈspī-ri- ]
noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin spiraculum, from spirare to breathe
Date: 15th century
1. : a breathing hole : vent
2. : a breathing orifice: as
a. : blowhole 2
b. : an external tracheal aperture of a terrestrial arthropod that in an insect is usually one of a series of small apertures located along each side of the thorax and abdomen — see insect illustration
• spi·rac·u·lar spə-ˈra-kyə-lər, spī- adjective