Meaning of hemipneustic | Babel Free
Definitions
in tracheal systems, having at least one functional pair of spiracles fewer than than the ten open pairs in holopneustic tracheal systems; hemipneustic systems occur for example, in the larvae of some Lepidoptera.
not-comparable
Examples
“1977 O.W. Richards & R.G. Davies Imms' general textbook of entomology pub. Methuen Hemipneustic Respiratory Systems... are prevalent among insect larvae and are derived from the holopneustic type⟳ through one or more pairs of spiracles becoming non-functional.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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