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1
as in canyon
a narrow opening between hillsides or mountains that can be used for passage
a narrow gill in the Cumbrian Mountains of the Lake District
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2
as in brook
a natural body of running water smaller than a river
a narrow but surprisingly deep gill runs the length of the rocky gorge
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Allison Morrow, CNN, 12 Mar. 2025
Like rays, sawfish gills are on their undersides, so their intake is frequently from the bottom.
—Curt Anderson, Sun Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2025
Juvenile Japanese eels can escape from the stomachs of dark sleepers by pushing their tails back through the fish’s esophagus and out its gills.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024
Share [Findings] Juvenile Japanese eels can escape from the stomachs of dark sleepers by pushing their tails back through the fish’s esophagus and out its gills.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 22 Jan. 2025
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That means the flights that do happen will likely be expensive and packed to the gills.
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 12 Mar. 2025
Like rays, sawfish gills are on their undersides, so their intake is frequently from the bottom.
—Curt Anderson, Sun Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2025
Juvenile Japanese eels can escape from the stomachs of dark sleepers by pushing their tails back through the fish’s esophagus and out its gills.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024
Share [Findings] Juvenile Japanese eels can escape from the stomachs of dark sleepers by pushing their tails back through the fish’s esophagus and out its gills.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 22 Jan. 2025
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“Gill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gill. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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