trachearian, a. (n.) Zool.
(treɪkiːˈɛərɪən)
[f. mod.L. Trāchēāri-a, neut. pl. + -an.]
Belonging to the order Trachearia of arachnids: see tracheate a. b. n. A tracheate arachnid.
| 1854 Bushnan in Circ. Sc. I. Org. Nat. 77 The Trachearean Arachnidians..breathe..by means of air-tubes opening upon the surface of the body, by which the air is conveyed to every part of the system. |