gill filament
[ gil ]
/ gɪl /
noun
one of the threadlike processes forming the respiratory surface of a gill.
Origin of gill filament
First recorded in 1840–50
Words nearby gill filament
gill arch,
gill bar,
gill book,
gill box,
gill cleft,
gill filament,
gill fungus,
gill net,
gill pouch,
gill raker,
gill slit
Example sentences from the Web for gill filament
Gill-filament ventrally directed and reflected, connected by ciliated junctions.