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A highly folded respiratory surface for gas exchange in aquatic animals. 734
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An organ that an animal uses to breathe under water. Gills absorb oxygen from the water.
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1. The organs that underwater creatures use to breathe. Fish, tadpoles, and some insects get their oxygen from water through their gills. 2. The feathery parts of a mushroom under the cap. Gills release spores.
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Noun. (Middle English, gile, of Scandanavian origin). A respiratory organ in the aquatic immature stages of many insects. Usually hollow, thin-walled, lamellar or filamentous projections from various regions of the body. Gills permit oxygen and other gasses in solution to pass from the water into the body. Cf. Trachea.
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A measure for liquid, usually for a quarter of a pint.
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