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respiratory tree

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respiratory tree [′res·prə‚tor·ē ‚trē]
(anatomy)
The trachea, bronchi, and bronchioles.
(invertebrate zoology)
Either of a pair of branched tubular appendages of the cloaca in certain holothurians that is thought to have a respiratory function.
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