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holopneustic

[ hol-uhp-noo-stik, -nyoo-, hoh-luhp- ]

adjective

  1. having all the spiracles open, as the tracheal systems of most insects.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of holopneustic1

1890–95; holo- + Greek pneustikós pertaining to breathing, equivalent to pneust ( ós ) verbid of pneîn to breathe ( pneuma ) + -ikos -ic
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Example Sentences

Holopneustic: having many pairs of open stigmata.

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