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adj. [Gr. peri, around; pneustikos, of breathing](ARTHROPODA: Insecta)Having 9 pairs of functional spiracles; usually a prothoracic pair and 8 abdominal pairs; see polypneustic.
Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. A.R. Maggenti and S.L. Gardne. 2005.