air sac (noun) | alveolus (noun) |
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a tiny sac for holding air in the lungs; formed by the terminal dilation of tiny air passageways | a tiny sac for holding air in the lungs; formed by the terminal dilation of tiny air passageways |
any of the thin-walled extensions of the tracheae of insects | a bony socket in the alveolar ridge that holds a tooth |
any of the membranous air-filled extensions of the lungs of birds |