gills in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

gills in the PONS Dictionary

gills Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be green about the gills iron
estar pálido como la cera
to be packed to the gills
estar a tope (de lleno)
to be stuffed to the gills
estar a tope (de comida)
to the gills inf
a tope
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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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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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They have two hornlike projections (rhinophores) on the head, and a rosette-like tuft of gills on the back of the animal.
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Oxygen is absorbed into the hemolymph in the gills which provide the primary respiratory surface.
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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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On the edge of the gills there are thin-walled irregularly bottle-shaped cheilocystidia, which protrude 2030 m.
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The lamprey's gills are arranged in a straight line immediately behind the eye, and a single nostril is located between the eyes.
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The yellowish gills are decurrent, and fade to yellowish white in maturity.
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The heart has three chambers: two auricles receiving blood from the gills, and a single ventricle.
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The tentacles are also used as gills for gas exchange.
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The gills are white, adnexed, with blue margins.
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