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Definition of Tracheole
1. Noun. One of the fine branching tubes of the trachea of an insect, which penetrates the tissues to provide oxygen. Derived from diminutive of trachea. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Tracheole
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tracheole
Literary usage of Tracheole
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Introduction to Entomology by John Henry Comstock (1920)
"Each tracheole is of unicellular origin, and is, at first, intracellular in
position, being developed coiled within a single cell of the epithelium of a ..."
2. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (1919)
"The distribution of the right visceral trachea (re«) and its brandir« i- «imilar
to that of the left; except that, while it gives off tracheole« to the ..."
3. Journal of the New York Entomological Society by New York Entomological Society (1905)
"... spur of hypodermis. tr'ol, tracheole. lh, leg bud. tr'ol.w, wing.tracheole.
le'cy, leucocyte. tr.cr, trachea! center. l.tr, ..."
4. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1904)
"In no case has any portion of a tracheole been found within the parenchyma cells,
although they have been seen closely applied to the exterior of the cells. ..."
5. A Genealogic Study of Dragon-fly Wing Venation by James George Needham (1903)
"The "Indicating that in this group at least a recurrent tracheole, such as precedes
the bridge in the ..."
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