鰓

えら

Also written エラ, 腮, 顋

Meanings

1. Noun gills; branchia
2. angle of the mandible; gonial angle

Kanji

• 鰓 gills; gill slits. Read as えら.

Example sentences

• 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.

Words containing 鰓

• 鰓蓋 (えらぶた) gill cover
• 鰓孔 (えらあな) gill slit
• 鰓嚢 (さいのう) gill sac

And 1 more.

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