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Vocabulary Entry
gilled
|adjective • verb
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adjective
Having gills; often used to describe aquatic organisms that breathe underwater.
Example Sentences
"The gilled mushrooms released spores into the air."
"Fish are gilled creatures, adapted to life in water."
"The gilled amphibian swam gracefully through the pond."
V
verb
Past tense of the verb 'gill', meaning to provide with gills or to excise the gills of a fish.
Example Sentences
"She gilled the fish before cooking it."
"The chef gilled several trout for the evening's special."
"They gilled the caught fish to prepare them for dinner."