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gill - respiratory organ of aquatic animals that breathe oxygen dissolved in water |
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respiratory organ any organ involved in the process of respiration
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ctenidium comb-like respiratory structure serving as the gill of certain mollusks
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ceras one of the often brightly colored and branching hornlike structures on the back of the nudibranch (and other related mollusks) that serve as gills
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external gill occurs in some mollusks and in tadpoles and other immature amphibians
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gill - a United States liquid unit equal to 4 fluid ounces |
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united states liquid unit a liquid unit officially adopted in the United States Customary System
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cup a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle; "he put the cup back in the saucer"; "the handle of the cup was missing"
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fluidounce,
fluid ounce a United States unit of capacity or volume equal to 1.804 cubic inches
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gill - a British imperial capacity unit (liquid or dry) equal to 5 fluid ounces or 142.066 cubic centimeters |
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british capacity unit,
imperial capacity unit a unit of measure for capacity officially adopted in the British Imperial System; British units are both dry and wet
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pint a United States liquid unit equal to 16 fluid ounces; two pints equal one quart
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fluidounce,
fluid ounce a United States unit of capacity or volume equal to 1.804 cubic inches
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gill - any of the radiating leaflike spore-producing structures on the underside of the cap of a mushroom or similar fungus |
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plant organ a functional and structural unit of a plant or fungus
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