spiracle
French, noun\spi.ʁakl\
spiracle is spelled S-P-I-R-A-C-L-E (8 letters). Spiracle is a French masculine noun meaning “spiracle” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Orifice respiratoire au niveau de la peau chez certains animaux”.
What does spiracle mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinespiracle
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Orifice respiratoire au niveau de la peau chez certains animaux. 2. Évent, première fente branchiale vestigiale, située derrière l’œil du requin ou de la raie.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of spiracle
- spiracles plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce spiracle?
- \spi.ʁakl\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to spiracle
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.