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gill slit

gill slit noun: an individual opening to gills, which lacks an operculum; characteristic of cartilaginous fish such as sharks.

Noun

gill slit (plural gill slits)

  1. An individual opening to gills, which lacks an operculum; characteristic of cartilaginous fish such as sharks.

gill slit meaning in Tamil and Vietnamese

gill slit in Tamil

செவுள் துளை

gill slit in Vietnamese

uncovered opening to gills
khe mang

Forms of gill slit

pluralgill slits

Questions about gill slit

What does gill slit mean?
Gill slit means an individual opening to gills, which lacks an operculum; characteristic of cartilaginous fish such as sharks.
What is gill slit in Tamil?
Gill slit in Tamil is செவுள் துளை. See Gill slit meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is gill slit?
Gill slit is a noun.
What is the plural of gill slit?
The plural of gill slit is gill slits.

Words near gill slit in the dictionary

  1. gill net
  2. gill nets
  3. gill raker
  4. gill rakers
  5. Gill Sans
  6. gill slit
  7. gill slits
  8. gill trama
  9. gill tramas
  10. Gill's Green
  11. gill-ale

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