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nounany of the radiating leaflike spore-producing structures on the underside of the cap of a mushroom or similar fungus
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nounrespiratory organ of aquatic animals that breathe oxygen dissolved in water
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nouna British imperial capacity unit (liquid or dry) equal to 5 fluid ounces or 142.066 cubic centimeterspart of:
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nouna United States liquid unit equal to 4 fluid ouncestype of:part of:
Definition that contains gill
- fish any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
- ray cartilaginous fishes having horizontally flattened bodies and enlarged winglike pectoral fins with gills on the underside; most swim by moving the pectoral fins
- siren eellike aquatic North American salamander with small forelimbs and no hind limbs; have permanent external gills
- pint a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 gills or 568.26 cubic centimeters
- lug marine worms having a row of tufted gills along each side of the back; often used for fishing bait
- sunfish small carnivorous freshwater percoid fishes of North America usually having a laterally compressed body and metallic luster: crappies; black bass; bluegills; pumpkinseed
- operculum a hard flap serving as a cover for (a) the gill slits in fishes or (b) the opening of the shell in certain gastropods when the body is retracted
- olm European aquatic salamander with permanent external gills that lives in caves
- gilled provided with gills
- stonefly primitive winged insect with a flattened body; used as bait by fishermen; aquatic gilled larvae are carnivorous and live beneath stones