gill pouch

American

[gil] / gɪl /

noun

branchial pouch.

gill pouch British

/ ɡɪl /

noun

any of a series of paired linear pouches in chordate embryos, arising as outgrowths of the wall of the pharynx. In fish and some amphibians they become the gill slits

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Etymology

Origin of gill pouch

First recorded in 1900–05

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