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gill slit definition

gill slit (gil)

any of a series of paired, slitlike openings between the pharynx and the area behind the mouth of fishes, some amphibians, etc.

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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