- breathing pore
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see spiracle.
Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. A.R. Maggenti and S.L. Gardne. 2005.
breathing pore
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pore — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. breathing hole, skin hole, orifice; stoma, ostiole, porus; opening. v. i. read, peruse, scan, scrutinize, examine closely; mull over, consider. See thought, inquiry, vision. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn.… … English dictionary for students
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