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trachea/trəˈki:ə, ˈtreikiə/n. (pl. tracheae /-ˈki:i:/ or tracheas) 1 the passage reinforced by rings of cartilage, through which air reaches the bronchial tubes from the larynx; the windpipe (喉部由环状形软骨构成的)气管 2 each of the air passages in the body of an insect etc. (昆虫等体内的)气管 3 any duct or vessel in a plant (植物的)导管 □ tracheal /ˈtreikiəl/ adj.□ tracheate /ˈtreikieit/ adj.[Middle English from medieval Latin, = Late Latin trachia from Greek trakheia (artēria) ‘rough (artery) ’, from trakhus ‘rough’] |