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green gills

green gills is the plural 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.

Questions about green gills

What is green gills the plural of?
Green gills is the plural of green gill.

Words near green gills in the dictionary

  1. green gages
  2. green geese
  3. green gentian
  4. green gentians
  5. green gill
  6. green gills
  7. green ginger
  8. green gingers
  9. green girl
  10. green girls
  11. green gland

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