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gill slit::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | branchial cleft, gill cleft |
| Type of | anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, structure |
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In fish, sand will be pumped out of the mouth through the gill slit.
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The broad, triangular pectoral fins originate at or slightly before the level of the fifth gill slit.
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Cod have a distinct white lateral line running from the gill slit above the pectoral fin, to the base of the caudal or tail fin.
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The indirect route of this nerve is the result of evolution of mammals from fish, which had no neck and had a relatively short nerve that innervated one gill slit and passed near the gill arch.
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