gilled
- a word derived from gill.
Example Sentences
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Black cod that were spiked and gilled by Poseidon.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2025
And although the new building included a fine aquarium, no funds had been appropriated to move and feed the gilled attractions.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 25, 2017
The fish are bled, gilled, gutted, washed and packed in ice after being caught.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 16, 2017
During this time, the gilled larval stage is found only within the egg capsule, with the gills being resorbed, and metamorphosis being completed, before hatching.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
It was formerly regarded as a permanent gilled amphibian persisting throughout life at the fish-stage.
From The Evolution of Man — Volume 2 by Haeckel, Ernst Heinrich Philipp August
