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sixgills

sixgills is the plural of sixgill.

Meaning of sixgill

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

Questions about sixgills

What is sixgills the plural of?
Sixgills is the plural of sixgill.

Words near sixgills in the dictionary

  1. sixfold
  2. sixfoldness
  3. sixgill
  4. sixgill shark
  5. sixgill sharks
  6. sixgills
  7. sixgun
  8. sixguns
  9. sixhynde
  10. sixhyndman
  11. sixhyndmen

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