trachea
nounUK /tɹəˈkiː.ə/ · US /ˈtɹeɪ.ki.ə/
Etymology From late Middle English, from Medieval Latin trāchēa (“the windpipe”) (also borrowed as Late Latin trāchīa), from Ancient Greek τρᾱχεῖᾰ ᾰ̓ρτηρῐ́ᾱ (trākheîă ărtērĭ́ā, “windpipe, trachea”).
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Biology, Entomology, Natural sciences One of the cuticle-lined primary tubes in the respiratory system of an insect, which extend throughout its body.
- Derived terms
- laryngotrachea, pseudotrachea, tracheal, trachealgia, trachean, tracheary, tracheitis, trachenchyma, tracheophyte, tracheoplasty, tracheo-, trache-
- Related terms
- tracheally, tracheid, tracheole, esophagus, gullet, throat