Definition of "tracheae" [tracheae]

• Plural form of trachea. (noun)

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• "A mechanical ventilation of the tracheae is made difficult by their structure - in many cases no respiratory movements occur - but experiments by Krogh"
• "Gas exchange is accomplished by book gills, book lungs, or tracheae, while waste products are excreted by coxal glands and/or Malpighian tubules."
• "When Lucas started the prequels, he said that his goal was to make it so when old fans watched the original Star Wars: A New Hope, you would feel sorry for Anakin when Darth Vader stormed through that door and started crushing tracheae."