What is the meaning of gill?

noun

  • A British imperial capacity unit (liquid or dry) equal to 5 fluid ounces or 142. 066 cubic centimeters.
  • A United States liquid unit equal to 4 fluid ounces.
  • Any of the radiating leaflike spore-producing structures on the underside of the cap of a mushroom or similar fungus.
  • Respiratory organ of aquatic animals that breathe oxygen dissolved in water.
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