trachea
nounDefinition of trachea
1
: the main trunk of the system of tubes by which air passes to and from the lungs in vertebrates
2
[ New Latin, from Medieval Latin ]
: vessel sense 3b
also
: one of its constituent cellular elements
3
[ New Latin ]
: one of the air-conveying tubules forming the respiratory system of most insects and many other arthropods
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