鰓
鰓

gills, gill slits

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鰓孔えらあなさいこうNounFreq #52400
1

gill slit

2

pharyngeal slit

えら鰓エラ腮顋NounUsually kanaFreq #72248
1

gills; branchia

Examples
ちなみに、魚のえらが真っ赤であるのは、肺と同じように「毛細血管」が多く集まっているからである。
Incidentally, that the gills of fish are bright red is because there are many 'capillary vessels' collected there, the same as for lungs.
2

angle of the mandible; gonial angle

鰓板さいばんNounFreq #114963
1

Biology

gill plate; branchial plate; gill lamella; branchial lamella

エラが張るえらが張る鰓が張るエラがはる (エラが張る)えらがはる (えらが張る／鰓が張る)ExpressionGodan verbFreq #124394
1

to be square-jawed

エラ呼吸えら呼吸鰓呼吸えらこきゅうNounFreq #164707
1

branchial respiration

鰓弓さいきゅうNounFreq #176725
1

branchial arch; gill arch

鰓蓋エラ蓋えら蓋えらぶた (鰓蓋／えら蓋)さいがい (鰓蓋)エラぶた (エラ蓋)エラブタNounFreq #208342
1

gill cover; operculum

鰓嚢さいのうえらぶくろNounFreq #224004
1

gill sac; branchial sac; branchial pouch; inner branchial groove; pharyngeal pouch

うみえら海鰓ウミエラNounUsually kanaFreq #245768
1

sea pen (any coelenterate of the family Pennatulidae or related families); sea feather

鰓裂さいれつNounFreq #268188
1

gill slit

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