单词 | green gill |
释义 | > as lemmasgreen gill green gill n. U.S. a condition of oysters whose gills have acquired a green tinge; cf. green v.1 2b.In Europe such oysters were formerly regarded as a delicacy. ΚΠ 1881 E. Ingersoll Oyster-industry (10th Census U.S.: Bureau of Fisheries) 185 In 1880 what the oystermen call the ‘green-gill’ began to affect the planted oysters in Back river. 1916 Science 8 Sept. 347/2 Mr. R. L. Barney..is aiding the director in the study of diatoms of green gill oysters and the life history of sporozoan parasites. 2006 Daily News (Jacksonville, N. Carolina) (Nexis) 12 Feb. It has productive oyster beds that usually do not get green gill. < as lemmas |
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