trachea

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun membranous tube with cartilaginous rings that conveys inhaled air from the larynx to the bronchi
  2. noun one of the tubules forming the respiratory system of most insects and many arachnids

Etymology

From late Middle English, from Medieval Latin trāchēa (“the windpipe”) (also borrowed as Late Latin trāchīa), from Ancient Greek τρᾱχεῖᾰ ᾰ̓ρτηρῐ́ᾱ (trākheîă ărtērĭ́ā, “windpipe, trachea”).

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Synonyms

windpipe

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