Gill definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary GILL, n. 1. The organ of respiration in fishes, consisting of ... in a healthy state. The water is admitted by the gill-opening, and acts upon the blood as it circulates in ... of the cap of a mushroom or similar fungus [syn: gill, lamella] 4: respiratory organ of aquatic animals that breathe oxygen dissolved in water [syn: gill, branchia] Merriam Webster's I. noun Etymology: Middle English gille ... Middle English gile, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Swedish gäl gill, Old Norse gj?lnar lips; akin to Greek chelyn? ...
gill slit definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: one ... of fishes and aquatic amphibians through which water passes [syn: gill slit, branchial cleft, gill cleft] Merriam Webster's noun Date: 1854 1. any of the openings or clefts between the gill arches in vertebrates that breathe by gills through which water ... the embryos of air-breathing vertebrates that correspond to the gill slits 3. the external opening to the cavity containing the ... cut; a narrow opening; as, a slit in the ear. Gill slit. (Anat.) See Gill opening, under Gill. Webster's ...
Gill rakes definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Rake Rake, n. [AS ... the strata vertically, or nearly so; -- called also rake-vein. Gill rakes. (Anat.) See under 1st Gill. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Gill Gill, n. [Dan. gi[ae]lle, gelle; akin to Sw. g ... invertebrates they occupy various situations. 2. pl. (Bot.) The radiating, gill-shaped plates forming the under surface of a mushroom. ...
Gill bars definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Gill Gill, n. [Dan. gi[ae]lle, gelle; akin to Sw. g ... invertebrates they occupy various situations. 2. pl. (Bot.) The radiating, gill-shaped plates forming the under surface of a mushroom. 3 ... parallel filaments. [Prob. so called from F. aiguilles, needles. --Ure.] Gill arches, Gill bars. (Anat.) Same as Branchial arches. Gill clefts. (Anat.) ...
gill net definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a ... but entangle the gills upon withdrawal Webster's 1913 Dictionary Gill Gill, n. [Dan. gi[ae]lle, gelle; akin to Sw. g ... invertebrates they occupy various situations. 2. pl. (Bot.) The radiating, gill-shaped plates forming the under surface of a mushroom. 3 ... parallel filaments. [Prob. so called from F. aiguilles, needles. --Ure.] Gill arches, Gill bars. (Anat.) Same as Branchial arches. Gill clefts. (Anat.) ...
Gill rakers definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Gill Gill, n. [Dan. gi[ae]lle, gelle; akin to Sw. g ... invertebrates they occupy various situations. 2. pl. (Bot.) The radiating, gill-shaped plates forming the under surface of a mushroom. 3 ... parallel filaments. [Prob. so called from F. aiguilles, needles. --Ure.] Gill arches, Gill bars. (Anat.) Same as Branchial arches. Gill clefts. (Anat.) ...
Gill opening definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Gill Gill, n. [Dan. gi[ae]lle, gelle; akin to Sw. g ... invertebrates they occupy various situations. 2. pl. (Bot.) The radiating, gill-shaped plates forming the under surface of a mushroom. 3 ... parallel filaments. [Prob. so called from F. aiguilles, needles. --Ure.] Gill arches, Gill bars. (Anat.) Same as Branchial arches. Gill clefts. (Anat.) ...
Gill lid definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Gill Gill, n. [Dan. gi[ae]lle, gelle; akin to Sw. g ... invertebrates they occupy various situations. 2. pl. (Bot.) The radiating, gill-shaped plates forming the under surface of a mushroom. 3 ... parallel filaments. [Prob. so called from F. aiguilles, needles. --Ure.] Gill arches, Gill bars. (Anat.) Same as Branchial arches. Gill clefts. (Anat.) ...
Gill head definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Gill Gill, n. [Dan. gi[ae]lle, gelle; akin to Sw. g ... invertebrates they occupy various situations. 2. pl. (Bot.) The radiating, gill-shaped plates forming the under surface of a mushroom. 3 ... parallel filaments. [Prob. so called from F. aiguilles, needles. --Ure.] Gill arches, Gill bars. (Anat.) Same as Branchial arches. Gill clefts. (Anat.) ...
gill cover definitions Merriam Webster's noun Date: 1776 operculum 1b Webster's 1913 Dictionary Gill Gill, n. [Dan. gi[ae]lle, gelle; akin to Sw. g ... invertebrates they occupy various situations. 2. pl. (Bot.) The radiating, gill-shaped plates forming the under surface of a mushroom. 3 ... parallel filaments. [Prob. so called from F. aiguilles, needles. --Ure.] Gill arches, Gill bars. (Anat.) Same as Branchial arches. Gill clefts. (Anat.) ...
Gill frame definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Gill Gill, n. [Dan. gi[ae]lle, gelle; akin to Sw. g ... invertebrates they occupy various situations. 2. pl. (Bot.) The radiating, gill-shaped plates forming the under surface of a mushroom. 3 ... parallel filaments. [Prob. so called from F. aiguilles, needles. --Ure.] Gill arches, Gill bars. (Anat.) Same as Branchial arches. Gill clefts. (Anat.) ...
Gill clefts definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Gill Gill, n. [Dan. gi[ae]lle, gelle; akin to Sw. g ... invertebrates they occupy various situations. 2. pl. (Bot.) The radiating, gill-shaped plates forming the under surface of a mushroom. 3 ... parallel filaments. [Prob. so called from F. aiguilles, needles. --Ure.] Gill arches, Gill bars. (Anat.) Same as Branchial arches. Gill clefts. (Anat.) ...
Gill arches definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Gill Gill, n. [Dan. gi[ae]lle, gelle; akin to Sw. g ... invertebrates they occupy various situations. 2. pl. (Bot.) The radiating, gill-shaped plates forming the under surface of a mushroom. 3 ... parallel filaments. [Prob. so called from F. aiguilles, needles. --Ure.] Gill arches, Gill bars. (Anat.) Same as Branchial arches. Gill clefts. (Anat.) ...
Gill-opening definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary GILL-OPENING, n. The aperture of a fish or other animal, by which water is admitted to the gills. GILL, n. [Low L. gilla, gillo or gello, a drinking glass, a gill. This word has the same elementary letters as Gr. a ... pint. 2. A measure among miners, equal to a pint. GILL, n. A plant, ground-ivy, of the genus Gleehoma. 1. Malt liquor medicated with ground-ivy. GILL, n. 1. In ludicrous language, a female; a wanton ...
gill over the ground definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Gill Gill, n. [Abbrev. from Gillian.] 1. A young woman; a sweetheart; a flirting or wanton girl. ``Each Jack with his Gill.'' --B. Jonson. 2. (Bot.) The ground ivy (Nepeta Glechoma); -- called also gill over the ground, and other like names. 3. Malt liquor medicated with ground ivy. Gill ale. (a) Ale flavored with ground ivy. (b) (Bot.) ...