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tracheae
Variant of trachea
- in the respiratory tract of most land vertebrates, the tube extending from the larynx to the two bronchi; windpipe
- in the respiratory system of insects and certain other invertebrates, any of the tubules branching throughout the body and conducting air from the exterior
- Bot. vessel (sense )
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