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Pneumonophora
plural noun
Pneu·mo·noph·o·ra
\ˌn(y)üməˈnäfərə\
variants: or
Pneumonophorae
\-əˌrē\Definition of Pneumonophora
in former classifications
: a division of Holothurioidea comprising forms with a respiratory tree — compare apneumona
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Origin and Etymology of pneumonophora
New Latin, from pneumon- + -phora or -phorae
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