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green gill

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.62 in modern English

Syllables
green gill
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A condition found in oysters whose gills have turned a green color as a result of the consumption of Haslea ostrearia.

Etymology

From green + gill.

Inflected Forms

green gills (plural) greengill (alternative) green-gill (alternative)

Phrases

green-gilled

Frequently Paired Words

green-gilled

Questions

What does green gill mean?
A condition found in oysters whose gills have turned a green color as a result of the consumption of Haslea ostrearia.
Where does green gill come from?
From green + gill.

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