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Definition of trachea noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

trachea

noun

NAmE//ˈtreɪkiə//

(pl. tracheae

NAmE//ˈtreɪkii//

, (or )tracheas) (anatomy)

the tube in the throat that carries air to the lungs synonym windpipe

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