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gill-less

gill-less

8.6
Not having the thin breathing parts on the sides of fish
  • adjective
  • Specialized
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  • Unlike most fish, this rare species is gill-less and breathes through its skin.

Examples

  • Some gill-less species thrive in oxygen-poor environments.

  • The gill-less fish adapted to survive in freshwater.

  • Scientists studied the gill-less larvae to understand their development better.

  • The gill-less condition limits the habitat options for these aquatic creatures.

  • Unlike most fish, this rare species is gill-less and breathes through its skin.

  • The gill-less condition limits the habitat options for these aquatic creatures.

  • Scientists studied the gill-less larvae to understand their development better.

Synonyms

abranchious
vsgill-less
  • Specialized
9.9

An animal that has no gills for breathing in water

is the simple hyphenated way to state the same fact
abranchiate
vsgill-less
  • Specialized
9.9

An animal that has no gills and breathes air

is the hyphenated expression for the same meaning
abranchial
vsgill-less
  • Specialized
9.9

An animal that has no gills

is limited to animals rather than all organisms

Antonyms

gilled
  • Specialized
4.9

Having thin plates underneath, as in fish for breathing or mushrooms for making spores

How Gilled

gilled
  • Specialized
4.9
gill-less
  • Specialized
8.6

Surface Forms

gill-less positive

Morphology

gill-less = gill (transparent) = gill + less

Productive adjectival formation from the noun 'gill' with the suffix '-less', directly meaning 'without gills'.

Etymology

The word gill-less starts with gill, the breathing organ of many water animals, and ends with -less, which means 'without' as in homeless, so it simply means 'without gills'.