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- Latin · derived fromspiraculum
- English todayspiracle
From Latin spiraculum, from spirare (“to breathe”).
Words from the same roots
Latinspiraculum all →
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
spiracle
spir·a·cleToday it means: A pore or opening used (especially by arthropods and some fish) for respiration. Full definition →
Latin spiraculum