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green-gill

green-gill is the alternative form of green gill.

Meaning of green gill

Noun

green gill (plural green gills)

  1. A condition found in oysters whose gills have turned a green color as a result of the consumption of Haslea ostrearia.

Forms of green-gill

pluralgreen-gills

Questions about green-gill

What is green-gill the alternative form of?
Green-gill is the alternative form of green gill.

Words near green-gill in the dictionary

  1. green-flies
  2. green-fly
  3. green-gage
  4. green-gages
  5. green-gedge
  6. green-gill
  7. green-gilled
  8. green-gold
  9. green-golden
  10. green-goldens
  11. green-gray

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