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see plastron.
Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. A.R. Maggenti and S.L. Gardne. 2005.
gaseous plastron
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plastron — n. [F. plastron, breast plate] 1. The chorion of some eggs. 2. (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) A permanent film of air retained by hairs on the outside of an aquatic insect body allowing an air water interface for gaseous exchange. 3. ECHINODERMATA:… … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
respiration — respirational, adj. /res peuh ray sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of respiring; inhalation and exhalation of air; breathing. 2. Biol. a. the sum total of the physical and chemical processes in an organism by which oxygen is conveyed to tissues and cells,… … Universalium
