Synonyms for "spiracle" (75 found)

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Closest matches (15)

air ductair holeair passageair shaftair tubeairwayarmholeavenueblowholebreathing holebullet-holebungholechannelchutecringle

Strong matches (23)

deadeyedebouchdooregressemunctoryescapeestuaryexhaustexiteyeeyeletfloodgateflumegasketgrommetguidekeyholeknotholelooploophole

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louverlouverworkmanhole

Related words (37)

mouseholenarisnostrilopeningoutoutcomeoutfalloutgateoutgooutletpeepholepigeonholepinholeplacketplacket holeporeportportholepunch-holesally port

Show 17 more words

shaftsluicespileholespouttaptouchholetransomventventageventholeventiductventilating shaftventilatorvomitoryway outweirwind tunnel

Related word relations

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4 relation types

More general

3 entries

openingorificeporta

Related terms

4 entries

respirationrespirespiracularspiraculum

is a

1 entries

orifice

related to

10 entries

airapertureblowholebreathingdolphinfluidopeningporeventwhale

Translations

39 translations across 19 languages.

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Ancient Greek

2 entries

• φυσητήρ noun (blowhole)
• φυσητήρ noun (small aperture or vent)

Bulgarian

2 entries

• дихателен отвор noun (opening used for breathing)
• отдушник noun (small aperture or vent)

Catalan

2 entries

• espiracle noun (opening used for breathing)
• espiracle noun (blowhole)

Esperanto

2 entries

• kelluko noun (small aperture or vent)
• stigmo noun (opening used for breathing)

Finnish

3 entries

• hengitysaukko noun (opening used for breathing)
• ilmareikä noun (blowhole)
• ilmareikä noun (small aperture or vent)

French

2 entries

• soupirail noun (small aperture or vent)
• spiracle noun (opening used for breathing)

German

4 entries

• Atemloch noun (opening used for breathing)
• Atemloch noun (blowhole)
• Kellerfenster noun (small aperture or vent)
• Saugloch noun (opening used for breathing)

Greek

2 entries

• φυσητήρας noun (blowhole)
• φυσητήρας noun (small aperture or vent)

Hungarian

1 entries

• légzőnyilás noun (opening used for breathing)

Icelandic

4 entries

• andop noun (opening used for breathing)
• blásturshola noun (blowhole)
• blástursop noun (blowhole)
• loftæðaop noun (opening used for breathing)

Italian

2 entries

• spiracolo noun (opening used for breathing)
• spiraglio noun (small aperture or vent)

Māori

3 entries

• piha noun (blowhole)
• pihapiha noun (blowhole)
• tāpihapiha noun (blowhole)

Ottoman Turkish

1 entries

• منفس noun (small aperture or vent)

Polish

2 entries

• przetchlinka noun (opening used for breathing)
• tryskawka noun (opening used for breathing)

Portuguese

1 entries

• espiráculo noun (opening used for breathing)

Russian

2 entries

• брызгальце noun (opening used for breathing)
• ды́хало noun (blowhole)

Spanish

1 entries

• espiráculo noun (opening used for breathing)

Vietnamese

1 entries

• lỗ thở noun (opening used for breathing)

Volapük

1 entries

• hogil noun (opening used for breathing)

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