EGAVE

trachea

About 1.98 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun A thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi.
  2. noun The xylem vessel.
  3. noun One of the cuticle-lined primary tubes in the respiratory system of an insect, which extend throughout its body.

Similar words

windpipe airway larynx something air duct air passage air tube breathing tube bronchial tube air channel

Often followed by

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Word family

tracheae tracheal tracheas

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