NOUN | animal | gill slit, branchial cleft, gill cleft | one of a series of slit openings in the pharynxes of fishes and aquatic amphibians through which water passes |
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Meaning | One of a series of slit openings in the pharynxes of fishes and aquatic amphibians through which water passes. | |
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Synonyms | branchial cleft, gill cleft | |
Broader | structure, anatomical structure, complex body part, bodily structure, body structure | A particular complex anatomical part of a living thing |
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