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 gill1A fish breathes by swallowing water and passing it through gill slits on each side of its head. Blood-filled filaments on the gills extract oxygen from the water as it flows through.gill 1 G0124700 (gĭl)n.1. Zoology The respiratory organ of most aquatic animals that obtain oxygen from water, consisting of a filamentous structure of vascular membranes across which dissolved gases are exchanged.2. a. often gills The wattle of a bird.b. gills Informal The area around the chin and neck.3. Botany One of the thin, platelike structures on the underside of the cap of a mushroom or similar fungus.v. gilled, gill·ing, gills v.tr.1. To catch (fish) in a gill net.2. To gut or clean (fish).v.intr. To become entangled in a gill net. Used of fish.Idiom: to the gills Informal As full as possible; completely.
[Middle English gile, of Scandinavian origin.]
gilled adj.
gill 2 G0124800 (jĭl)n. Abbr. gi or gi.1. A unit of volume or capacity in the US Customary System, used in liquid measure, equal to 1/4 of a pint or four ounces (118 milliliters).2. A unit of volume or capacity, used in dry and liquid measure, equal to 1/4 of a British Imperial pint (142 milliliters).
[Middle English gille, from Old French, wine measure, from Late Latin gillō, vessel for cooling liquids.]
gill 3 G0124700 (gĭl)n. Chiefly British 1. A ravine.2. A narrow stream.
[Middle English gille, from Old Norse gil.]
gill 4 also jill or Gill G0124800 (jĭl)n. Obsolete A girl, often one's sweetheart.
[Middle English gille, from Gille, a woman's name.]Thesaurus| Adj. | 1.gilled - provided with gills; "a gilled tadpole"branchiate |
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