gills
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"Many fossils show soft parts including gills, guts, eyes and even nerves," he added.
From Barron's ● Jan. 28, 2026
On the underside of its cap are white gills and spores.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 16, 2026
"During food intake, the water flows through the permeable funnel wall, is filtered, and the particle-free water is then released back into the environment via the gills," explains Blanke.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 22, 2025
For more than an hour, I lost myself in a flow state as I sought to replicate the slender mushroom’s fine gills and delicate but ragged skirt.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2025
She has skin that fits and friends and Dad and The Sweetwine Gift and gills and fins in addition to lungs and feet.
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
