"book lung" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: book lungs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} book lung (plural book lungs)
  1. (arachnology) A lamellate respiratory organ found in arachnids. Wikipedia link: book lung Categories (topical): Arachnology Categories (lifeform): Animal body parts Synonyms: book-lung Translations (A lamellate respiratory organ found in arachnids): boeklong [feminine, masculine] (Dutch), kirjakeuhko (Finnish), phyllotrachée [feminine] (French), Buchlunge [feminine] (German), lemezes tüdő (Hungarian), polmone a libro [masculine] (Italian), filotraquéia [feminine] (Portuguese), pulmón en libro [masculine] (Spanish), filotráquea [feminine] (Spanish)

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