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Gilled
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Gilled
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1.
the respiratory organ in many aquatic animals, consisting of a membrane or outgrowth well supplied with blood vessels. External gills occur in tadpoles, some molluscs, etc; internal gills, within gill slits, occur in most fishes
▶ Related adjective: branchial2.
any of the radiating leaflike spore-producing structures on the undersurface of the cap of a mushroom
verb
3.
to catch (fish) or (of fish) to be caught in a gill net
4. (transitive)
to gut (fish)
noun
1.
a unit of liquid measure equal to one quarter of a pint
2. Northern England dialect
half a pint, esp of beer
noun dialect
1.
a narrow stream; rivulet
2.
a wooded ravine
3. (capital when part of place name)
a deep natural hole in rock; pothole
Gaping Gill
noun
1. archaic
a girl or sweetheart
2. dialect
a female ferret
. Also spelt: jill3. an archaic or dialect name for ground ivy
noun
(Arthur) Eric (Rowton). 1882–1940, British sculptor, engraver, and typographer: his sculptures include the Stations of the Cross in Westminster Cathedral, London
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Gilled
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1.
the organ for breathing of most animals that live in water, as fish, lobsters, or clams, consisting of a simple saclike or complex feathery evagination of the body surface, usually richly supplied with blood
2. [pl.]
a.
the red flesh hanging below the beak of a fowl; wattle
b.
the flesh under and about the chin and lower jaw of a person
3.
any of the thin, leaflike, radiating plates on the undersurface of a mushroom, on which the basidiospores are produced
noun
a unit of liquid measure, equal to 1⁄4 pint or 4 fluid ounces (0.11829375 liquid liter or 118.29375 milliliters)
the British and Canadian imperial gill equals 0.1421 liquid liter: abbrev. gi noun
[also G-]; Archaic
a girl or woman; esp., a sweetheart
noun British
1.
a wooded ravine or glen
2.
a narrow stream; brook
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Gilled
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1. Zoology The respiratory organ of most aquatic animals that obn oxygen from water, consisting of a filamentous structure of vascular membranes across which dissolved gases are exchanged.
2.
a. oftengillsThe wattle of a bird.
b. gillsInformal The area around the chin and neck.
3. Botany One of the thin, platelike structures on the underside of the cap of a mushroom or similar fungus.
v.gilled, gill·ing, gills
v.tr.
1. To catch (fish) in a gill net.
2. To gut or clean (fish).
v.intr.
To become entangled in a gill net. Used of fish.
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