gill raker

[ gil ]
/ gɪl /

noun

(in fish) one of a series of stiff projections along the inner margins of the branchial arches that prevent food particles from passing through the branchial clefts.

Origin of gill raker

First recorded in 1875–80

Words nearby gill raker

gill cleft, gill filament, gill fungus, gill net, gill pouch, gill raker, gill slit, gill-netter, gill-over-the-ground, gillard, gilles de la tourette syndrome