Meanings
nounbook lung (plural book lungs)
plural book lungs · alternative book-lung
- arachnologyA lamellate respiratory organ found in arachnids.
In addition to book lungs most spiders also have a second respiratory system in the form of paired tracheae; Atypus has none.
1996, Michael J. Roberts, Spiders of Britain and Northern Europe, page 16
Translations
Catalan fil·lotràquea
- fil·lotràqueaA lamellate respiratory organ found in arachnids
Chinese Mandarin 書肺 /书肺
- 書肺 /书肺 (shūfèi)A lamellate respiratory organ found in arachnids
Dutch boeklong
- boeklongA lamellate respiratory organ found in arachnids
Finnish kirjakeuhko
- kirjakeuhkoA lamellate respiratory organ found in arachnids
French phyllotrachée
- phyllotrachéeA lamellate respiratory organ found in arachnids
German Buchlunge
- BuchlungeA lamellate respiratory organ found in arachnids
Hungarian lemezes tüdő
- lemezes tüdőA lamellate respiratory organ found in arachnids
Italian polmone a libro
- polmone a libroA lamellate respiratory organ found in arachnids
Japanese 書肺
- 書肺 (shaohai)A lamellate respiratory organ found in arachnids
Korean 책허파
- 책허파 (chaekheopa)A lamellate respiratory organ found in arachnids
Polish płucotchawka
- płucotchawkaA lamellate respiratory organ found in arachnids
Portuguese filotraquéia
- filotraquéiaA lamellate respiratory organ found in arachnids
Spanish pulmón en libro, filotráquea
- pulmón en libroA lamellate respiratory organ found in arachnids
- filotráqueaA lamellate respiratory organ found in arachnids
Cite this entry
APA
book lung. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/book%20lung
MLA
“book lung.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/book%20lung. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “book lung,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/book%20lung.
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