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Meaning of peripneustic in English:

peripneustic

Pronunciation /pɛrɪpˈnjuːstɪk/

adjective

Entomology

  • Designating or having a respiratory system in which there is a row of spiracles along each side of the body, all or almost all of which are fully functional.

Origin

Late 19th century. From peri- + -pneustic, after German peripneustisch.