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- pronunciation:
- gIl
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noun |
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Gills are the parts of a fish's body that it uses to breathe. Some other animals that live in the water also have gills.
Humans cannot breathe underwater because they don't have gills. |
| derivations: |
gill-less (adj.), gill-like (adj.) |
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