gills

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Beneath the body were plate-like respiratory structures that resemble the book gills seen in modern horseshoe crabs.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

"Many fossils show soft parts including gills, guts, eyes and even nerves," he added.

From Barron's • Jan. 28, 2026

Every week, I scroll through dozens of videos of influencers piling their carts high with secondhand clothes surely destined for closets stuffed to the gills.

From Slate • Jan. 26, 2026

It will have white gills and spores on the underside of its cap, and will have a distinct ring or skirt around its stem.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2025

This may be true for gills and swim-bladders and forebrains, matters of detail, but not for the sky.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas