Thesaurus / gills
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synonyms for gills
- box
- cavity
- door
- entrance
- gate
- rim
- aperture
- beak
- chops
- clam
- crevice
- delta
- estuary
- firth
- funnel
- gob
- harbor
- inlet
- jaws
- kisser
- lips
- mush
- orifice
- portal
- trap
- yap
- embouchement
- fly trap
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On this page you'll find 50 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to gills, such as: appearance, demeanor, mien, visage, aspect, and cast.
How to use gills in a sentence
He turned kind of white around the gills when he first felt the halter around his neck, and then braced up and not a whimper.
THE COURIER OF THE OZARKSBYRON A. DUNNSome of them even are vegetarians—which is rare among fish—and their gills are smaller and stouter.
THE BOY WITH THE U. S. FISHERIESFRANCIS ROLT-WHEELERThe outer layer of the body serves this purpose in very simple animals; gills or lungs are developed in more complex animals.
A CIVIC BIOLOGYGEORGE WILLIAM HUNTERThey breathe by means of gills, delicate organs fitted for taking oxygen out of the water.
A CIVIC BIOLOGYGEORGE WILLIAM HUNTERIn the earlier stages of their development they take oxygen into the blood by means of gills.
A CIVIC BIOLOGYGEORGE WILLIAM HUNTERThese are called the gill rakers, and aid in collecting tiny organisms from the water as it passes over the gills.
A CIVIC BIOLOGYGEORGE WILLIAM HUNTERSuch fish have on each side of the mouth attached to the gills a series of small structures looking like tiny rakes.
A CIVIC BIOLOGYGEORGE WILLIAM HUNTERIn the gill filament the blood comes into contact with the free oxygen of the water bathing the gills.
A CIVIC BIOLOGYGEORGE WILLIAM HUNTERShortly after the legs appear, the gills begin to be absorbed, and lungs take their place.
A CIVIC BIOLOGYGEORGE WILLIAM HUNTERAt this time, about two weeks after the eggs were laid, gills are present on the outside of the body.
A CIVIC BIOLOGYGEORGE WILLIAM HUNTERWORDS RELATED TO GILLS
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