Dictionary

gillless en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ɡɪlˈlɛs/

Etymology

Etymology tree English gill Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English gillless From gill + -less.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Lacking gills.
   • Some salamanders are both gillless and lungless as adults, relying solely on cutaneous respiration to breathe.
   • ...which closely resembles the golden chanterelle, except that it is white and slightly larger; the gillless chanterelle... 1982, L. Patrick Coyle., The World Encyclopedia of Food:
   • However, in Cloeon evidence from experiments with gilled and gillless nymphs suggests that the primary, perhaps sole, function of gill movement is to reduce... 1992, J.V. Ward., Aquatic Insect Ecology:
   • ...borne by four branchial arches, and the fifth arch is gillless... 2002, M. Prakash, C. K. Arora., Encyclopædia of Animal Physiology:

Translations (1)

nl kieuwenloos (lacking gills)