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- Either of two saclike respiratory organs in the chest of vertebrates (plural)
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- To draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
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- A heavy odorless colorless gas formed during respiration and by the decomposition of organic
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- A mixture of gases required for breathing
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- One of the tubules forming the respiratory system of most insects and many arachnids
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- Gas in the air that we need to breathe
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- Study of the natural world through experiments
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- Membranous tube with cartilaginous rings that conveys inhaled air from the larynx to the bronchi
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- The organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract
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- The passage between the pharynx and the stomach
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- A mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens
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- Pertaining to ___
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- The opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
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- Protective secretion of the mucous membranes
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- A sudden noisy expulsion of air from the lungs that clears the air passages
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