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Word: Gill
Speech Type: Noun
Middle English: from Old Norse
ɡɪl
the paired respiratory organ of fish and some amphibians, by which oxygen is extracted from water flowing over surfaces within or attached to the walls of the pharynx.
Short Definition:paired respiratory organ of some fish and amphibians
the vertical plates arranged radially on the underside of mushrooms and many toadstools.
Short Definition:vertical plates on underside of mushrooms
the wattles or dewlap of a domestic fowl.
Short Definition:wattles or dewlaps of fowl
Word: Gill
Speech Type: Verb
ɡɪl
gut or clean (a fish).
Short Definition:gut or clean fish
catch (a fish) in a gill net.
Short Definition:catch fish in gill net
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