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えら
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word えら.
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Entry
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
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