Trachea (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun, plural tra·che·ae [trey-kee-ee or, especially British, truh-kee-ee], /ˈtreɪ kiˌi or, especially British, trəˈki i/, tra·che·as.
  1. the tube in humans and other air-breathing vertebrates extending from the larynx to the bronchi, serving as the principal passage for conveying air to and from the lungs; the windpipe.
  2. (in insects and other arthropods) one of the air-conveying tubes of the respiratory system.
  3. vessel (def. 5).
noun plural -cheae (-ˈkiːiː)
  1. the membranous tube with cartilaginous rings that conveys inhaled air from the larynx to the bronchi
  2. any of the tubes in insects and related animals that convey air from the spiracles to the tissues
  3. botany another name for vessel (def. 5), tracheid
Plural tracheae (trā′kē-ē′) tracheas
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