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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.

Equivalents

Français pneumatophore

CEFR level

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

pneumatosaccus pneumatosis pneumatotaxy pneumaturia pneumectomy pneumic acid

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