book lung
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editNoun
editbook lung (plural book lungs)
- (arachnology) A lamellate respiratory organ found in arachnids.
- 1996, Michael J. Roberts, Spiders of Britain and Northern Europe, page 16:
- In addition to book lungs most spiders also have a second respiratory system in the form of paired tracheae; Atypus has none.
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editA lamellate respiratory organ found in arachnids
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