Oxygenated blood from the gills is fed to the muscles via large subsurface coetaneous arteries. From Wordnik.com. [Dr. Reese Halter: Protecting Great White Sharks] Reference
The gills are a very important area for the shark to breathe. From Wordnik.com. [IOL: News]
The fins should be perky, and the gills should be a lustrous pink or red. From Wordnik.com. [Victorville Daily Press :] Reference
Just be careful to avoid the gills, which isn't a problem if the gaff is centered right at the front of the mouth. From Wordnik.com. [The Fine Art of Gaffing] Reference
The little tufts projecting from the oral side in the Sea-Urchins, described as gills, are another form of the same kind of appendage. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 57, July, 1862] Reference
We have no longer the peculiar "stand-up" collars, or "gills," and check neck-cloths. From Wordnik.com. [Pickwickian Manners and Customs] Reference
Remove the 'gills' from the inside of the mushroom caps with a spoon and set caps aside. From Wordnik.com. [Hiraeth] Reference
Black-painted ventilation "gills" sitting facet-like on the sides and on the bonnet also cite the legend. From Wordnik.com. [Luxist] Reference
The new minerals, forged at these tremendous depths, picked out intricate details such as gills, guts and even eyes. From Wordnik.com. [innovations-report] Reference
"Actually, they're called gills," he told me. From Wordnik.com. [Worth Every Flinch] Reference
'gills' to strain microorganisms into its fuel cell. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Strap some gills on me and I'll just live in the water. From Wordnik.com. [An Overwhelming Drive] Reference
Why would gills be unsuitable for the life of the toad?. From Wordnik.com. [Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Nature Study] Reference
The gills -- two openings behind the flaps at the rear of the head. From Wordnik.com. [Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Nature Study] Reference
When I was a boy we used to string our catches, through the gills, on. From Wordnik.com. [Healthful Sports for Boys] Reference
The frog lives several weeks as a fish, and breathes by means of gills. From Wordnik.com. [Higher Lessons in English A work on english grammar and composition] Reference
These molluscs carry their eggs, myriads in number, within their gills. From Wordnik.com. [Country Walks of a Naturalist with His Children] Reference
Not the blue of small gills on wrists fingered by index fingers and thumbs. From Wordnik.com. [Men Like Chameleons In the Dark] Reference
What is the advantage of external gills at this stage in the tadpole's life?. From Wordnik.com. [Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Nature Study] Reference
The stirred-up mud they create gets into the gills, and destroys the oysters. From Wordnik.com. [The Art of Living in Australia ; together with three hundred Australian cookery recipes and accessory kitchen information by Mrs. H. Wicken] Reference
CBGB's, infamously packed to the gills with A&R, like heavy, heavy A&R people. From Wordnik.com. [Decemberists' Meloy Plays Live at 'BPP'] Reference
I float with the tide and drown with the under privileged fish born without gills. From Wordnik.com. [My Insides Are Made Of Water] Reference
He put a short rope from his waist through its gills, so he could continue to fish. From Wordnik.com. [Swimming With the Fishes: Anglers Tangle Over 'Skishing'] Reference
The iron had gone down under the shoulder and out into the gills, causing it to bleed freely. From Wordnik.com. [Jim Spurling, Fisherman or Making Good] Reference
~ -- The disappearance of the gills, the budding out of the hind legs and, later, the forelegs. From Wordnik.com. [Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Nature Study] Reference
Three gills of water, one cup of sugar, one teaspoonful of corn-starch, and one gill of wine. From Wordnik.com. [Choice Cookery] Reference
Cut the ends of the small legs off; take off the gills and tucks; wash and drain well upon a cloth. From Wordnik.com. [The Cookery Blue Book] Reference
A scheduled press conference this morning with the Canadian Olympic Committee was packed to the gills. From Wordnik.com. [A Stormy Start] Reference
It was tall and cool, and the perfect respite for a room packed to the gills with sweaty, tipsy folks. From Wordnik.com. [Max Watman: Hot Fun in the Summer: Wrapping Up Tales of the Cocktail] Reference
While it's tempting (and sometimes satisfying) to stuff your car to the gills in order to fit it all, it's neither wise nor safe. From Wordnik.com. [Video: Road trip! How to pack your car safely and why it is so important] Reference
A visual marvel, every frame packed to the gills with clever details, "Finding Nemo" is the best big-studio release so far this year. From Wordnik.com. [Freeing Nemo: A Whale Of A Tale] Reference
A real beauty, the fish shows off the pink of its gills, the gold sheen of its scales and then splashes me with its wide dark tail. From Wordnik.com. [Live Sacrifice] Reference
I'm trying to connect with my ancestors, the ones with webbed hands and feet, that breathed through gills and sported undeveloped nostrils. From Wordnik.com. [A Covenant and a Busted Tooth] Reference
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