gills in the PONS Dictionary

gills Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to the gills inf
to be stuffed to the gills to be packed to the gills
to be green about the gills iron
to be green about the gills iron

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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Oxygen is absorbed into the hemolymph in the gills which provide the primary respiratory surface.
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Gills will change colour, either becoming light or dark brown, and may also manifest necrosis.
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The gills are covered by a partial veil when young and have a greenish-brown color; mature gills are rusty brown.
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The yellowish gills are decurrent, and fade to yellowish white in maturity.
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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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After the larvae are ready, they are then released from the female's gills into the water.
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The heart has three chambers: two auricles receiving blood from the gills, and a single ventricle.
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All of the true limpets are marine and have gills.
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The gills are white, adnexed, with blue margins.
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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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