HOLOPNEUSTIC


Meaning of HOLOPNEUSTIC in English

/hol'euhp nooh"stik, -nyooh"-, hoh'leuhp-/ , adj.

having all the spiracles open, as the tracheal systems of most insects.

[ 1890-95; HOLO- + Gk pneustikós pertaining to breathing, equiv. to pneust ( ós ) verbid of pneîn to breathe (see PNEUMA) + -ikos -IC ]

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