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That part of the integument of an insect which surrounds the spiracles.

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  1. n. That part of the integument of an insect which surrounds the spiracles.
  2. n. The edge of the aperture of a univalve shell.
  3. (a) That part of the integument of an insect which surrounds the spiracles. (b) The edge of the aperture of a univalve shell.
  4. n. That part of the integument of an insect which surrounds the spiracles. n. The edge of the aperture of a univalve shell.