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Gill logo #10101) Animal anatomy 2) Aquatic lung 3) Aquatic respiratory organ 4) Bass organ 5) Bream breather 6) Breathing organ 7) British capacity unit 8) Cod piece 9) Country singer vince 10) Deep-sea oxygen supplier 11) English cricketer 12) Fish aperture 13) Fish breathing organ 14) Fish feature 15) Fish lung
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Gill logo #10101) Branchia 2) Ceras 3) Ctenidium 4) Lamella
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gill logo #21475liquid measure equaling a quarter of a pint.
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gill logo #20105A hymenium-covered, plate-like appendage that hangs from the under surface of the basidiocarp of some Hymenomycetes.
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Gill logo #21002• (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 logo #21003in 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 logo #21003in 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 logo #21160In 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 logo #22340Breathing organ possessed by many aquatic creatures, including numerous young insects
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gill logo #20973A 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 ...
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Gill logo #21220A liquid measure equivalent to 150ml (º pint).
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Gill logo #22217A body part that helps an animal get oxygen from water. Fish and many types of salamanders, newts, and caecilians have gills.
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Gill logo #10444A lamella of a gill fungus.
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Gill logo #20972Gill 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 g...
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Gill logo #22337Breathing organ possessed by many aquatic creatures, including numerous young insects
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Gill logo #23130A vent on the side of the fender that can be used as hot-air outlet, but usually decorative.
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gill logo #23003In 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 logo #20012In 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 logo #23534 Old Anglo-American unit of measurement for liquids with the volume of 0.142 litres in England and 0.118 in the USA. One gallon consists of 32 gills, 16 cups, 8 pints and 4 quarts. British bars used to serve brandy in quantities of 1/6 gill, which was equivalent to about 2.3 cl. See also under Gill sizes.
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gill logo #23421[Animal farm] a unit of liquid measure, equal to 1/4 pint or 4 fluid ounces.
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gill logo #23421[Treasure Island] a unit of liquid measure equal to ¼ pint or 4 fluid ounces.
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Gill logo #20785Export versions of the Spike ATGM [IL]
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gill logo #20974branchia noun respiratory organ of aquatic animals that breathe oxygen dissolved in water
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gill logo #21221(biology) In biology, the main respiratory organ of most fishes and immature amphibians, and of many aquatic invertebrates. In all types, water passes over the gills, and oxygen diffuses across the gill membranes into the circulatory system, while carbon dioxide passes from the system out into...
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gill logo #21221(measurement) Imperial unit of volume for liquid measure, equal to one-quarter of a pint or five fluid ounces (0.142 litre), traditionally used in selling alcoholic drinks. In southern England it is also called a noggin, but in northern England the large noggin is used, which is two gills
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