APNEUSTIC


Meaning of APNEUSTIC in English

/ap nooh"stik, -nyooh"-/ , adj. Entomol.

having no open spiracles, as the tracheal systems of certain aquatic insect larvae.

[ A- 6 + Gk pneustikós pertaining to breathing, equiv. to * pneust ( os ) (verbid of pneîn to breathe) + -ikos -IC ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .