book lung en · NOUN
Meanings
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A 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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| book lungs | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| book-lung | alternative | lexicographic |
Translations (14)
es pulmón en libro (A lamellate respiratory organ found in arachnids) · es filotráquea (A lamellate respiratory organ found in arachnids) · nl boeklong (A lamellate respiratory organ found in arachnids) · hu lemezes tüdő (A lamellate respiratory organ found in arachnids) · ja 書肺 (A lamellate respiratory organ found in arachnids) · fr phyllotrachée (A lamellate respiratory organ found in arachnids) · it polmone a libro (A lamellate respiratory organ found in arachnids) · pt filotraquéia (A lamellate respiratory organ found in arachnids) · fi kirjakeuhko (A lamellate respiratory organ found in arachnids) · de Buchlunge (A lamellate respiratory organ found in arachnids) · ko 책허파 (A lamellate respiratory organ found in arachnids) · pl płucotchawka (A lamellate respiratory organ found in arachnids) · cmn 書肺 /书肺 (A lamellate respiratory organ found in arachnids) · ca fil·lotràquea (A lamellate respiratory organ found in arachnids)