Search Result for "trachea": pronunciation
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. membranous tube with cartilaginous rings that conveys inhaled air from the larynx to the bronchi;
[syn: trachea, windpipe]

2. one of the tubules forming the respiratory system of most insects and many arachnids; 



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Trachea \Tra"che*a\, n.; pl. Tracheae. [NL.,from L. trachia,
   Gr. trachei^a (sc. ? windpipe), from ? rough, rugged: cf. F.
   trach['e]e.]
   [1913 Webster]
   1. (Anat.) The windpipe. See Illust. of Lung.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. (Zool.) One of the respiratory tubes of insects and
      arachnids.
      [1913 Webster]

   3. (Bot.) One of the large cells in woody tissue which have
      spiral, annular, or other markings, and are connected
      longitudinally so as to form continuous ducts.
      [1913 Webster]