Defenition of the word gill
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Defenition of the word gill
- The breathing organ of fish and other aquatic animals.
- a United States liquid unit equal to 4 fluid ounces
- a British imperial capacity unit (liquid or dry) equal to 5 fluid ounces or 142.066 cubic centimeters
- respiratory organ of aquatic animals that breathe oxygen dissolved in water
- any of the radiating leaflike spore-producing structures on the underside of the cap of a mushroom or similar fungus
Synonyms for the word gill
Meronymys for the word gill
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- cup
- fluid ounce
- fluidounce
- pint
Hyponyms for the word gill
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- ceras
- ctenidium
- external gill
Hypernyms for the word gill
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- British capacity unit
- Imperial capacity unit
- plant organ
- respiratory organ
- surname
- United States liquid unit
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