1. One of a series of slit openings in the pharynxes of fishes and aquatic amphibians through which water passes
   - branchial cleft, gill cleft

Derived forms: gill slits

Type of: anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, structure

Encyclopedia: Gill slit

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