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Opercle :: Opercle (n.) Any one of the bony plates which support the gill covers of fishes; an opercular bone.

Proteidea :: Proteidea (n. pl.) An order of aquatic amphibians having prominent external gills and four legs. It includes Proteus and Menobranchus (Necturus). Called also Proteoidea, and Proteida..

Gill :: Gill (n.) A young woman; a sweetheart; a flirting or wanton girl.

Fringilla :: Fringilla (a.) A genus of birds, with a short, conical, pointed bill. It formerly included all the sparrows and finches, but is now restricted to certain European finches, like the chaffinch and brambling..

Siphonarid :: Siphonarid (n.) Any one of numerous species of limpet-shaped pulmonate gastropods of the genus Siphonaria. They cling to rocks between high and low water marks and have both lunglike organs and gills.

Badiaga :: Badiaga (n.) A fresh-water sponge (Spongilla), common in the north of Europe, the powder of which is used to take away the livid marks of bruises..

Argillite :: Argillite (n.) Argillaceous schist or slate; clay slate. Its colors is bluish or blackish gray, sometimes greenish gray, brownish red, etc..

Asperges :: Asperges (n.) The brush or instrument used in sprinkling holy water; an aspergill.

Muchkin :: Muchkin (n.) A liquid measure equal to four gills, or an imperial pint..

Gillyflower :: Gillyflower (n.) A name given by old writers to the clove pink (Dianthus Caryophyllus) but now to the common stock (Matthiola incana), a cruciferous plant with showy and fragrant blossoms, usually purplish, but often pink or white..

Gill :: Gill (n.) A leech.

Stock :: Stock (n.) Any cruciferous plant of the genus Matthiola; as, common stock (Matthiola incana) (see Gilly-flower); ten-weeks stock (M. annua)..

Cowfish :: Cowfish (n.) A California dolphin (Tursiops Gillii).

Argillo-areenaceous :: Argillo-areenaceous (a.) Consisting of, or containing, clay and sand, as a soil..

Lungfish :: Lungfish (n.) Any fish belonging to the Dipnoi; -- so called because they have both lungs and gills.

Tubicolae :: Tubicolae (n. pl.) A division of annelids including those which construct, and habitually live in, tubes. The head or anterior segments usually bear gills and cirri. Called also Sedentaria, and Capitibranchiata. See Serpula, and Sabella..

Dibranchiate :: Dibranchiate (a.) Having two gills.

Argillous :: Argillous (a.) Argillaceous; clayey.

Aspersoir :: Aspersoir (n.) An aspergill.

Calcareo-argillaceous :: Calcareo-argillaceous (a.) consisting of, or containing, calcareous and argillaceous earths..

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