"peripneustic" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From περι- (peri-, “peri”) and πνευστικός (pneustikós). Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} peripneustic (not comparable)
  1. (entomology) Of one of the categories of hemipneustic tracheal systems, in which the spiracles are in incomplete rows along each side of the body, as in the holopneustic arrangement, but with slightly fewer pairs of spiracles. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Entomology
    Sense id: en-peripneustic-en-adj-p0gshZ6k Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: biology, entomology, natural-sciences
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          "text": "1977 O.W. Richards & R.G. Davies Imms' general textbook of entomology pub. Methuen\nPeripneustic... spiracles in a row along each side of the body. In typical examples the prothoracic and abdominal spiracles are open, that of the metathorax being closed. This condition is found in the terrestrial larvae of the orders Neuroptera, Mecoptera, Lepidoptera, of many Hymenoptera Symphyta, and of many Coleoptera..."
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        "(entomology) Of one of the categories of hemipneustic tracheal systems, in which the spiracles are in incomplete rows along each side of the body, as in the holopneustic arrangement, but with slightly fewer pairs of spiracles."
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