gills in the PONS Dictionary

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Oxygen is absorbed into the hemolymph in the gills which provide the primary respiratory surface.
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The margins of these alveolae form the primary gills.
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In the electric torpedo ray, the organ is near the pectoral muscles and the gills (see the image).
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After the larvae are ready, they are then released from the female's gills into the water.
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On the edge of the gills there are thin-walled irregularly bottle-shaped cheilocystidia, which protrude 2030 m.
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The gills are narrow, becoming moderately broad (45 mm), whitish to pale gray in color, soon staining with reddish spots.
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The gills and rhinophores are white, lined with orange bands.
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Additionally, there are two or three tiers of lamellulaeshort gills that do not extend fully from the cap edge to the stem.
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The gills are white, adnexed, with blue margins.
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It is a platyhemith and has several hooks at its mouth which it uses to grab on to the gills of a fish.
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