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book lung

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A lamellate respiratory organ found in arachnids.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: arachnology, biology, natural-sciences, zoology

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noun

Meaning 2

organ in many arachnids containing many thin folds of membrane resembling the leaves of a book

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: respiratory organ

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Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: fil·lotràquea — A lamellate respiratory organ found in arachnids
  • Chinese Mandarin: 書肺 /书肺 (shūfèi) — A lamellate respiratory organ found in arachnids
  • Dutch: boeklong — A lamellate respiratory organ found in arachnids
  • Finnish: kirjakeuhko — A lamellate respiratory organ found in arachnids
  • French: phyllotrachée — A lamellate respiratory organ found in arachnids
  • German: Buchlunge — A lamellate respiratory organ found in arachnids
  • Hungarian: lemezes tüdő — A lamellate respiratory organ found in arachnids
  • Italian: polmone a libro — A lamellate respiratory organ found in arachnids
  • Japanese: 書肺 (shaohai) — A lamellate respiratory organ found in arachnids
  • Korean: 책허파 (chaekheopa) — A lamellate respiratory organ found in arachnids
  • Polish: płucotchawka — A lamellate respiratory organ found in arachnids
  • Portuguese: filotraquéia — A lamellate respiratory organ found in arachnids
  • Spanish: pulmón en libro — A lamellate respiratory organ found in arachnids
  • Spanish: filotráquea — A lamellate respiratory organ found in arachnids