Definition of trachea
1
: the main trunk of the system of tubes by which air passes to and from the lungs in vertebrates
2
[New Latin, from Medieval Latin]
: vessel sense 3b
also
: one of its constituent cellular elements
3
[New Latin]
: one of the air-conveying tubules forming the respiratory system of most insects and many other arthropods
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The first known use of trachea was in the 14th century
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