Synonyms & related words for spiracle

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of spiracle — including blowhole, venthole, vent, naris, ventage, ventiduct. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to spiracle

Explore words related to spiracle — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include spiracular, orifice, airhole, ostium, outbreathing, exhalation, nares, halitus. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for spiracle

Common synonyms for spiracle include blowhole, venthole, vent, naris, ventage, ventiduct, nostril, touchhole — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does spiracle come from?

The word spiracle breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: spir, from Latin spirare (“to breathe”); and -acle, from Latin aculum (“instrument, means of”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.