gill cleft

G0124700 (gĭl)n. See gill slit.

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Noun

gill cleft - one of a series of slit openings in the pharynxes of fishes and aquatic amphibians through which water passesbranchial cleft, gill slitanatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, structure - a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing; "he has good bone structure"

gill cleft

(gĭl)n. See gill slit.

gill cleft

gill slit

an inpushing of the epidermis in the region of the GILLS in developing CHORDATE embryos including humans. The gill clefts normally meet similar outpushings from the endoderm of the pharynx, and in fish and occasionally in terrestrial vertebrates such as amphibians, break through to the exterior to form the gill slits.

gill cleft

Related to gill cleft: Gill Pouches

noun

Synonyms for gill cleft

noun one of a series of slit openings in the pharynxes of fishes and aquatic amphibians through which water passes

Synonyms

branchial cleft
gill slit

Related Words

anatomical structure
bodily structure
body structure
complex body part
structure

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