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sixgill

sixgill adjective: having six pairs of gill slits, as some sharks do. Also the ellipsis of sixgill shark.

Adjective

sixgill (not comparable)

  1. Having six pairs of gill slits, as some sharks do.
    • “Shark After Dark” features scientists swimming with their subjects as they investigate their nocturnal feeding habits; residents of the Seattle area will be interested to know that well inside Puget Sound, quite large sixgill sharks come to the surface for dinner within 150 feet of shore.2009 August 1, Mike Hale, “Ah, That Jersey Shore: The Fish Are Really Biting”, in New York Times

Also used as

sixgill is also the ellipsis of sixgill shark.

Forms of sixgill

pluralsixgills

Origin of sixgill

From six + gill.

Words formed from sixgill

Phrases with sixgill

Questions about sixgill

What does sixgill mean?
Sixgill means having six pairs of gill slits, as some sharks do.
What part of speech is sixgill?
Sixgill is an adjective.

Words near sixgill in the dictionary

  1. sixes and nines
  2. sixfoil
  3. sixfoils
  4. sixfold
  5. sixfoldness
  6. sixgill
  7. sixgill shark
  8. sixgill sharks
  9. sixgills
  10. sixgun
  11. sixguns

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