ALL meanings of trachea
tra·che·a
T t - noun plural trachea Anatomy, Zoology. the tube in humans and other air-breathing vertebrates extending from the larynx to the bronchi, serving as the principal passage for conveying air to and from the lungs; the windpipe. 1
- noun plural trachea (in insects and other arthropods) one of the air-conveying tubes of the respiratory system. 1
- noun plural trachea Botany. vessel (def 5). 1
- noun trachea windpipe 1
- countable noun trachea Your trachea is your windpipe. 0
- noun trachea the membranous tube with cartilaginous rings that conveys inhaled air from the larynx to the bronchi 0
- noun trachea any of the tubes in insects and related animals that convey air from the spiracles to the tissues 0
- noun trachea in the respiratory tract of most land vertebrates, the tube extending from the larynx to the two bronchi; windpipe 0
- noun trachea in the respiratory system of insects and certain other invertebrates, any of the tubules branching throughout the body and conducting air from the exterior 0
- noun trachea vessel (sense 4) vessel (sense 4b) 0