a British imperial capacity unit (liquid or dry) equal to 5 fluid ounces or 142 066 cubic centimeters
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Respiratory organ of many aquatic animals; a filamentous outgrowth well supplied with blood vessels at which gas exchange between water and blood occurs
{i} breathing organ of fish and other aquatic animals; unit of capacity equal to one fourth of a pint (1.183 deciliters)
respiratory organ of aquatic animals that breathe oxygen dissolved in water any of the radiating leaflike spore-producing structures on the underside of the cap of a mushroom or similar fungus a United States liquid unit equal to 4 fluid ounces a British imperial capacity unit (liquid or dry) equal to 5 fluid ounces or 142
The organ for breathing of most aquatic creatures, including fish, lobsters and clams
Gills are the organs on the sides of fish and other water creatures through which they breathe. A girl, often one's sweetheart. a unit for measuring liquid, equal to ¼ pint. In Britain this is 0.14 litres, and in the US it is 0.12 litres
A gill is a measurement, in the US it's 4 fluid ounces, but in England, it's 5 fl ozs (Thanks to Mark Preston)
(1) A unit of volume or capacity in the U S Customary System, used in liquid measure, equal to a pint, or four ounces (118 milliliters) (2) A unit of volume or capacity, used in dry and liquid measure, equal to of a British Imperial pint (142 milliliters) ADVANCE \x 540
born Oct. 4, 1914, Hartford, Conn., U.S. died Dec. 27, 1997, New York, N.Y. U.S. writer. He is chiefly known for his pieces in The New Yorker, where he spent some 60 years, many of them as staff film critic (1960-67), theatre critic (1968-87), and architecture critic (1992-97). His many books include the memoir Here at The New Yorker (1975). A leading preservationist, he led the successful fight to save Grand Central Station
the organ or part of a fish which takes oxygen out of the water and transfers the oxygen to the blood of the fish; usually located one each side at the place where the head becomes the body; and usually seen from the outside as a large curved slit in the side of the fish
– Respiratory organs used by aquatic animals to obtain oxygen from, and release carbon dioxide to, the surrounding water In oysters, they are the largest organ and consist of four folds In addition to respiration, oyster gills are directly involved in feeding by creating water currents, collecting food particles, and moving food particles to the labial palps for further sorting They also serve to separate masses of eggs released from the ovary during spawning into individual ova for efficient fertilization