Dictionary of ichthyology. 2009.
gill lamellae — plural of gill lamella … Dictionary of ichthyology
lamella — [lə mel′ə] n. pl. lamellae [lə mel′ē] or lamellas [L, dim. of lamina: see LAMINA] a thin, platelike part, layer, organ, or structure; specif., a) one of the layers of bone around a Haversian canal b) one of the two plates forming a gill in… … English World dictionary
gill — jil n either of two units of capacity: a) a British unit equal to 1/4 imperial pint or 8.669 cubic inches b) a U.S. liquid unit equal to 1/4 U.S. liquid pint or 7.218 cubic inches gill gil n 1) an organ (as of a fish) for obtaining oxygen from… … Medical dictionary
Lamella (mycology) — For other uses, see Lamella (disambiguation). Lactarius subdulcis fruit bodies with prominent adnate gills. The shape, colour, density and other properties of the gills (for instance, the gills here leak latex) are important when identifying… … Wikipedia
Lamella (zoology) — A lamella is a thin plate like structure, often one amongst many lamellae very close to one another, with open space between. Aside from respiratory organs, they appear in other biological roles including filter feeding, the traction surfaces of… … Wikipedia
gill — gill1 gill less, adj. gill like, adj. /gil/, n. 1. the respiratory organ of aquatic animals, as fish, that breathe oxygen dissolved in water. 2. Also called lamella. one of the radiating vertical plates on the underside of the cap of an agaric… … Universalium
Lamella (materials) — A lamella is a gill shaped structure: fine sheets of material held adjacent one another, with fluid in between (or simply welded plates). They appear in biological and engineering contexts, such as filters and heat exchangers. The microscopic… … Wikipedia
gill — noun /ɡɪl/ a) A breathing organ of fish and other aquatic animals. Gill nets are designed to catch a fish by the gills. b) A gill slit or gill cover. Syn: lamella … Wiktionary
lamella — la•mel•la [[t]ləˈmɛl ə[/t]] n. pl. mel•lae [[t] ˈmɛl i[/t]] mel•las bio frm a thin plate, scale, membrane, or layer, as a scale of horny tissue or a mushroom gill • Etymology: 1670–80; < L lāmella, dim. of lāmina lamina … From formal English to slang
lamella — noun (plural lamellae; also lamellas) Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, diminutive of lamina thin plate Date: 1678 a thin flat scale, membrane, or layer: as a. one of the thin plates composing the gills of a bivalve mollusk b. a gill of a… … New Collegiate Dictionary
