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spiracle

Pronunciation: /ˈspʌɪrək(ə)l/

Definition of spiracle

noun

Zoology

an external respiratory opening, especially each of a number of pores on the body of an insect, or each of a pair of vestigial gill slits behind the eye of a cartilaginous fish.