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bushy gills N

respiration by gills N

gill [ɡɪl] N

gill1 [gɪl] N usu pl

gill2 [ʤɪl] N (measure)

Gill nt (0,148 l)

agaric [ˈæɡərɪk], gill fungus N

gill appendage [ɡɪləˈpendɪʤ] N

gill arch [ˈɡɪlˌɑːtʃ] N

gill pouch [ˈɡɪlˌpaʊtʃ] N

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to the gills inf
to be packed [or full] to the gills inf
to be stuffed [or full] to the gills inf
to be [or look] green [or pale] about the gills hum
to be green around [or about] the gills (look ill) fig
[ganz] blass um die Nase sein fig inf

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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All of the true limpets are marine and have gills.
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The heart has three chambers: two auricles receiving blood from the gills, and a single ventricle.
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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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In the electric torpedo ray, the organ is near the pectoral muscles and the gills (see the image).
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The gills and rhinophores are white, lined with orange bands.
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Over the course of 48 hours, the internal organs undergo a 90 rotation, the valves, hinge and ligament appear and the gills lengthen.
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Oxygen is absorbed into the hemolymph in the gills which provide the primary respiratory surface.
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The yellowish gills are decurrent, and fade to yellowish white in maturity.
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In fish and many invertebrates, respiration takes place through the gills.
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The margins of these alveolae form the primary gills.
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