- peripneustic
- peripneustic (энт) перипнейстический (имеющий дыхальца по обеим сторонам тела)
English-Russian biology dictionary. 2015.
peripneustic
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peripneustic — |perə̇p|n(y)üstik adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary peri + Greek pneustikos of breathing, from pneust (from pnein to breathe) + ikos ic more at sneeze : having spiracles in a row on each side of the body peripneustic… … Useful english dictionary
peripneustic — adj. [Gr. peri, around; pneustikos, of breathing] (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) Having 9 pairs of functional spiracles; usually a prothoracic pair and 8 abdominal pairs; see polypneustic … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
peripneustic — per·ip·neus·tic … English syllables
amphipneustic — adj. [Gr. amphi, on both sides; pneustikos, breathe] (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) Refers to aquatic larva having the first and last pairs of spiracles open and functioning; see metapneustic; peripneustic … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
polypneustic — adj. [Gr. polys, many; pneustikos, of breathing] (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) Having at least 8 functional spiracles on each side, including the holopneustic, peripneustic, hemipneustic … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
