gill
noun
uk/ɡɪl/us/ɡɪl/gillnoun(FISH)
[Cusually plural]
theorganthrough whichfishand otherwatercreaturesbreathe
(鱼等水生动物的)鳃Marcia Straub/Moment/GettyImages
Miscellaneous animal body parts
- -tailed
- back end
- bobtail
- claw
- collar
- fetlock
- finny
- flipper
- fluke
- nipple
- pincer
- pouch
- pouched
- prehensile
- sting
- teat
- tentacle
- underpart
- vesicle
- withers
Idioms
be green around the gills
to the gills