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Air sac

Air sac Meaning & Definition
Air sac Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Air sac?

[n] any of the membranous air-filled extensions of the lungs of birds
[n] any of the thin-walled extensions of the tracheae of insects
[n] a tiny sac for holding air in the lungs; formed by the terminal dilation of tiny air passageways

Synonyms | Synonyms for Air sac: air cell | alveolus

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See Also | bird | insect | lung | sac | sac

Air sac In Webster's Dictionary

\Air" sac`\ (Anat.) One of the spaces in different parts of the bodies of birds, which are filled with air and connected with the air passages of the lungs; an air cell.

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