Associations to the word «Spiracle»

Wiktionary

SPIRACLE, noun. A pore or opening used (especially by spiders and some fish) for breathing.
SPIRACLE, noun. The blowhole of a whale, dolphin or other similar species.
SPIRACLE, noun. Any small aperture or vent for air or other fluid.

Dictionary definition

SPIRACLE, noun. A breathing orifice.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats