gill cleft

[ gil ]

noun

1. branchial cleft.

Word History and Origins

Origin of gill cleft¹

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

These outgrowths are formed both by the lining of the gill-cleft and by the adjoining mesoblast.

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An embryonic gill cleft behind the last present in the adult is found (Wyman, No. 54) in the embryo of Raja batis.

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A gill-cleft has been noticed in Epicrium glutinosum (Mller), and in Cœcilia oxyura.

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It is possible that the respiratory significance of the wall of the gill cleft has been secondarily acquired.

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