HomeServicesBlogDictionariesContactSpanish Course
← Back to search

Meaning of pneumatophore | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. A gas-filled sac or float of some colonial marine coelenterates, such as the Portuguese man-of-war.
  2. An aerial root, in mangroves etc., specialized for gaseous exchange.
  3. An apparatus consisting of a bag with a tube and mouthpiece, which may be attached to the body. The bag contains oxygen to be breathed by the wearer in rescue work in mines, etc.

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

Learn this word in context

See pneumatophore used in real conversations inside our free language course.

Start Free Course