Apneustic
having no open spiracles, as the tracheal systems of certain aquatic insect larvae.
historical examples
apneustic: without an open tracheal system; respiration is through the skin or through tracheal gills.
explanation of terms used in entomology john. b. smith
adjective
of or relating to apneusis
(of certain animals) having no specialized organs for respiration
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