GILL
/ษกษชl/
5
Scrabble
8
WWF
G(2) I(1) L(1) L(1)
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Definition
/ษกษชl/
noun
- (animal anatomy) a breathing organ of fish and other aquatic animals
- (of a fish) a gill slit or gill cover“Gill nets are designed to catch a fish by the gills.”
- One of the radial folds on the underside of the cap of a mushroom, on the surface of which the spore-producing organs are borne
verb
- To remove the gills from a fish as part of gutting and cleaning it
- To catch (a fish) in a gillnet
- To be or become entangled in a gillnet
Source: Wiktionary
