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nongilled

nongilled adjective: without gills.

Adjective

nongilled (not comparable)

  1. Without gills.
    • Rotenone is widely considered safe for mammals and other nongilled animals, though some concerns have been raised about links to Parkinson’s disease and some types of cancer.2007 September 12, Jesse Mckinley, “California Officials Tackle a Toothy Lake Predator”, in New York Times

Origin of nongilled

From non- + gilled.

Questions about nongilled

What does nongilled mean?
Nongilled means without gills.
What part of speech is nongilled?
Nongilled is an adjective.

Words near nongilled in the dictionary

  1. nongestational
  2. nongestural
  3. nonghetto
  4. nonghostly
  5. nongifted
  6. nongilled
  7. Nonginphaba
  8. nongipsies
  9. nongipsy
  10. nongirlfriend
  11. nongirlfriends

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