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holopneustic

adjective
hol·​op·​neus·​tic | \ ¦hälÉ™p¦n(y)ĂĽstik, ¦hĹŤl-\

Definition of holopneustic

: having all the spiracles or tracheal stigmata open —distinguished from apneustic —used of various insects

History and Etymology for holopneustic

International Scientific Vocabulary hol- + -pneustic (from Greek pneustikos of or for breathing, from—assumed—Greek pneustos —verbal of Greek pnein to breathe—+ Greek -ikos -ic)

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