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adj. [Gr. pro, before; pneustikos, of breathing](ARTHROPODA: Insecta)Having only the anterior pair of spiracles open and functioning; see oligopneustic.
Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. A.R. Maggenti and S.L. Gardne. 2005.
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propneustic — pro·pneus·tic … English syllables
propneustic — prōˈn(y)üstik adjective Etymology: pro (I) + Greek pneustikos of or for breathing, from (assumed) Greek pneustos (verbal of Greek pnein to breathe) + Greek ikos ic more at sneeze of an insect larva : having only the anterior pair of spiracles… … Useful english dictionary
oligopneustic — adj. [Gr. oligos, few; pneustikos, of breathing] (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) Having one or two functional spiracles on each side, including the amphipneustic, metapneustic and propneustic … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
