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adjective
1Designating an animal that breathes air. Often contrasted with water-breathing.
2Designating or having a jet engine requiring the intake of air for the combustion of its fuel.
Origin
Late 18th century; earliest use found in Erasmus Darwin (1731–1802), physician and natural philosopher. From air + breathing.
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