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Air Cell
see synonyms of air cellNoun
1. air cell, air sac, alveolus
a tiny sac for holding air in the lungs; formed by the terminal dilation of tiny air passageways
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Air Cell
see synonyms of air cellnoun
1. Also called: swim bladder ichthyology
an air-filled sac, lying above the alimentary canal in bony fishes, that regulates buoyancy at different depths by a variation in the pressure of the air
2.
any air-filled sac, such as one of the bladders of seaweeds
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Air Cell
see synonyms of air cell a sac with air or gas in it, found in most fishes and in other animals and some plants
: also air cellWebster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.