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gill slit
gill slit G0124700 (gĭl)n.1. One of several narrow external openings connecting with the pharynx, characteristic of sharks and related fishes, through which water passes to the exterior, thereby bathing the gills. Also called branchial cleft, gill cleft.2. Embryology One of several rudimentary invaginations in the surface of the embryo, present during development of all air-breathing vertebrates and corresponding to the functional gill slits of aquatic species. Also called branchial cleft, branchial groove, pharyngeal cleft, pharyngeal groove.gill slit n (Zoology) any of a series of paired linear openings to the exterior from the sides of the pharynx in fishes and some amphibians. They contain the gills Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | gill slit - one of a series of slit openings in the pharynxes of fishes and aquatic amphibians through which water passesbranchial cleft, gill cleftanatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, structure - a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing; "he has good bone structure" |
gill slit
gill slit (gĭl)n.1. One of several narrow external openings connecting with the pharynx, characteristic of sharks and related fishes, through which water passes to the exterior, thereby bathing the gills. Also called branchial cleft, gill cleft.2. Embryology One of several rudimentary invaginations in the surface of the embryo, present during development of all air-breathing vertebrates and corresponding to the functional gill slits of aquatic species. Also called branchial cleft, branchial groove, pharyngeal cleft, pharyngeal groove.gill slit see GILL CLEFT.gill slit
Synonyms for gill slitnoun one of a series of slit openings in the pharynxes of fishes and aquatic amphibians through which water passesSynonyms- branchial cleft
- gill cleft
Related Words- anatomical structure
- bodily structure
- body structure
- complex body part
- structure
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