gill 'jil n either of two units of capacity:
a) a British unit equal to 1/4 imperial pint or 8.669 cubic inches
b) a U.S. liquid unit equal to 1/4 U.S. liquid pint or 7.218 cubic inches
gill 'gil n
1) an organ (as of a fish) for obtaining oxygen from water
2) one of the radiating plates forming the undersurface of the cap of a mushroom
gilled 'gild adj
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(gil) 1. the respiratory organ of aquatic animals, such as fish, mollusks, and many arthropods, usually a thin-walled projection from the body surface or from some part of the digestive tract whose surface is increased by filaments, lamellae, or other folds. 2. one of the thin perpendicular plates found on the underside of a mushroom cap and along which the basidia are produced. Called also lamella.Medical dictionary. 2011.