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   gill
   In aquatic animals, highly vascularized tissues with large surface area; these are extended out of the body and into the surrounding water for gas exchange.
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   Gill
   The gill was an English unit of liquid measurement equivalent to 0.25 pints.
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   Gill
   Gills are very efficient organs of respiration found in fish and the early development stages of amphibians. They are highly vascular and are bathed in oxygen containing water from which the oxygen is extracted.
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   Gill
   Gill is a township in Sullivan County Indiana, USA Gill is a township in Cass County North Dakota, USA Gill is a town in Franklin County Massachusetts, USA Gill is a township in Clay County Kansas, USA
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   gill
   A hymenium-covered, plate-like appendage that hangs from the under surface of the basidiocarp of some Hymenomycetes.
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   Gill
   A lamella of a gill fungus.
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   gill
   [n] - a British imperial capacity unit (liquid or dry) equal to 5 fluid ounces or 142.066 cubic centimeters 2. [n] - a United States liquid unit equal to 4 fluid ounces 3. [n] - any of the radiating leaflike spore-producing structures on the underside of the cap of a mushroom or similar fungus 4. [n] - respiratory organ of aquatic animals that breathe oxygen dissolved in water
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   Gill
   A liquid measure equivalent to 150ml (º pint).
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   Gill
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    Gill
    Gill noun [ Danish giælle , gelle ; akin to Swedish gäl , Icelandic gjölnar gills; confer Anglo-Saxon geagl , geahl , jaw.] 1. (Anat.) An organ for aquatic respiration; a branchia. « Fishes perform respiration under water by the gills .» Ray. » Gills are usually lamellar or filamentous appendages, ...
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    Gill
    Gill noun [ Etymol. uncertain.] A two-wheeled frame for transporting timber. [ Prov. Eng.]
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    Gill
    Gill noun A leech. [ Also gell .] [ Scot.] Jameison.
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    Gill
    Gill noun [ Icelandic gil .] A woody glen; a narrow valley containing a stream. [ Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
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    Gill
    Gill noun [ Old French gille , gelle , a sort of measure for wine, Late Latin gillo , gello ., Confer Gallon .] A measure of capacity, containing one fourth of a pint.
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    Gill
    Gill noun [ Abbrev. from Gillian .] 1. A young woman; a sweetheart; a flirting or wanton girl. 'Each Jack with his Gill .' B. Jonson. 2. (Botany) The ground ivy ( Nepeta Glechoma ); -- called also gill over the ground , and other like names. 3. Malt liquor medicated with ground ivy. Gill ale . (a) Ale flavored ...
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    gill
    A woody glen; a narrow valley containing a stream. ... Origin: Icel. Gil. ... 1. <anatomy> An organ for aquatic respiration; a branchia. 'Fishes perform respiration under water by the gills.' (Ray) ... Gills are usually lamellar or filamentous appendages, through which the blood circulates, and in which it is exposed to the action of the air con ...
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    gill
    branchia noun respiratory organ of aquatic animals that breathe oxygen dissolved in water
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    Gill
    A `gill` is an anatomical structure found in many aquatic organisms. It is a respiration organ whose function is the extraction of oxygen from water and the excretion of carbon dioxide. The microscopic structure of a gill is such that it presents a very large surface area to the external environment. Many microscopic aquatic animals, and those which are somewhat larger but inactive, are able to absorb adequate oxygen through the entire surface ...
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    Gill
    • (n.) An organ for aquatic respiration; a branchia. • (n.) A measure of capacity, containing one fourth of a pint. • (n.) A woody glen; a narrow valley containing a stream. • (n.) The fleshy flap that hangs below the beak of a fowl; a wattle. • (n.) A two-wheeled frame for transporting timber. • (n.) A leech. • (...
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    gill
    in biology, type of respiratory organ found in many aquatic animals, including a number of worms, nearly all mollusks and crustaceans, some insect ... [20 related articles]
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    gill
    in measurement, unit of volume in the British Imperial and United States Customary systems. It is used almost exclusively for the measurement of ...
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    Gill
    Gill is a Lat In boy name. The meaning of the name is `Young` Where is it used? The name Gill is mainly used In Other languages. The name Gill doesn`t appear In the US top 1000 most common names over de last 128 years. The name Gill seems to be unique!
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    gill
    In aquatic animals, highly vascularized tissues with large surface area. Gills are outgrowths of the skin, much folded to present a greater surface area through which the exchange of gases with the surrounding water can take place. In fish, each gill-filament is supported by a bar of bone or carti...
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    gill
    gill, in weights and measures: see English units of measurement.
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