adjective
- having a tracheal system for breathing
Usage: biological; zoological
Examples
- Insects are tracheated animals that breathe through a network of tubes.
- The tracheated respiratory system allows air to reach cells directly.
- Spiders and other arachnids are also tracheated creatures.
- Tracheated arthropods do not rely on blood to transport oxygen.
- The biologist studied the tracheated breathing mechanism in beetles.