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  • noun Plural form of tracheate.

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  • Insecta: broadly defined, contains all articulates that are also tracheates and have the head free from the thorax; more strictly limited to those forms that have only three pairs of thoracic legs in the adult stage and a limited number of segments.

    Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology John. B. Smith

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