gill cleft
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of gill cleft
First recorded in 1885–90
Example Sentences
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Compared to the size of the gill clefts the cavity of the pharynx is, at this stage, comparatively small.
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The salamanders differ as regards the number of fishlike gill clefts that they all possess in their young stages, but which disappear entirely or in part during later life.
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For the sake of simplicity the gill clefts are not represented, and the pharynx, mouth, and liver are represented in outline only.
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As in the preceding reconstruction no attempt is made to show the gill clefts, and only the dorso-ventral profile of the enteron is shown.
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The gill clefts no longer communicate with the exterior.
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