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

"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

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

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

Merpeople were emerging on all sides now, watching him eagerly, pointing at his webbed hands and gills, talking behind their hands to one another.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling