spiracle

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Etymology

From Latin spiraculum, from spirare (“to breathe”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈspɪɹəkəl/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈspirək(ə)l/

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• Hyphenation: spir‧a‧cle

Noun

spiracle (plural spiracles)

1. A pore or opening used (especially by arthropods and some fish) for respiration.
2. The blowhole of a whale, dolphin or other similar species.
3. Any small aperture or vent for air or other fluid.

Related terms

• respiration
• respire
• spiracular
• spiraculum

Translations

opening used for breathing

Bulgarian: дихателен отвор m (dihatelen otvor) Catalan: espiracle m Esperanto: stigmo Finnish: hengitysaukko French: spiracle (fr) m German: Atemloch n, Spritzloch n, Saugloch n Hungarian: légzőnyilás Icelandic: andop n, loftæðaop n Italian: spiracolo m Polish: przetchlinka (pl) f, tryskawka (pl) f Portuguese: espiráculo m Russian: брызгальце (ru) n (bryzgalʹce) Spanish: espiráculo (es) m Vietnamese: lỗ thở Volapük: hogil (vo)

blowhole

Bulgarian: please add this translation if you can Catalan: espiracle m Finnish: ilmareikä German: Atemloch n Greek: φυσητήρας (el) m (fysitíras) Ancient: φυσητήρ m (phusētḗr) Icelandic: blásturshola f, blástursop n Maori: tāpihapiha, pihapiha, piha Russian: ды́хало (ru) n (dýxalo)

small aperture or vent

Bulgarian: отдушник (bg) m (otdušnik) Esperanto: kelluko Finnish: ilmareikä French: soupirail (fr) m German: Kellerfenster (de) n Greek: φυσητήρας (el) m (fysitíras) Ancient: φυσητήρ m (phusētḗr) Italian: spiraglio (it) m Ottoman Turkish: منفس (menfes)

Anagrams

• calipers, earclips, replicas

French

Pronunciation

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Noun

spiracle m (plural spiracles)

1. spiracle

Further reading

• “spiracle”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.