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Gill

An obsolete Scottish unit of liquid volume approximately equivalent to 0.053 liters.

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The fine structure of the secondary lamellae of the gills of Gadus pollachius.

Morphological Studies on the Gills of Puffer Fish (Lagocephalus sceleratus, Gmelin, 1789)/Estudios Morfologicos en Branquias del Pez Globo (Lagocephalus sceleratus, Gmelin, 1789)

Department of Transportations Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has declared Ontario, Canada-licensed truck driver Inderjit Singh Gill to be an imminent hazard to public safety, prohibiting him from operating any commercial motor vehicle in the United States.

United States : FMCSA Bans Canadian Truck Driver from Operating in the U.S

One of the new products Gills has invested in is a state-of-the-art Florigo frying range at a cost of approximately PS50,000.

Perfect fish and chips every time; ADVERTISING FEATURE

The parasitic copepods of the genus Salmincola, often referred to as gill lice, have recently drawn increased attention from managers at Colorado Parks and Wildlife because of their association with economically important fishes.

Prevalence and intensity of the parasitic copepod (Salmincola californiensis) on kokanee salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) in a reservoir in Colorado

The gill rakers are cartilaginous or bony structures that project to the inside of the pharyngeal cavity and whose structure changes according to the feeding habit of the fish.

Gill rakers in six teleost species: influence of feeding habit and body size/Rastros branquiais em seis especies de teleosteos: influencia do habito alimentar e tamanho corporal

Some vendors at the fish market here are applying a red coloured substance onto the gills of the fish for it to look fresh.

Coloured fish gills raise a stink in Fujairah

Reginald Gill, 77, conned women into believing they had cancer and told one victim her condition could be cured if a man sucked her breasts for 30 minutes a day.

BOOBS CON 'DOC' GETS EIGHT YRS; Fake's sick cancer cure claim

Reginald Gill, 77, shocked victims by falsely diagnosing cancer using a bizarre electrical probe.

Pensioner jailed for molesting women in fake cancer treatments; WIFE, 35, ALSO IMPRISONED FOR BOGUS MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS

Gill's Cruise Centre, based in Rhiwbina, Cardiff, has been selling holidays for more than 50 years and is one of the UK's leading independent cruise holiday firms.

City travel firm stops taking new cruise bookings

Principal investigator Clarice Fu, a zoologist from the University of British Columbia in Canada, and her colleagues based their observation on the development of gills in rainbow trout larvae and measured the uptake of ions, which are charged chemical particles, such as sodium.

Study offers insight into evolution of fish gills

Further reflection of the IDs resulted in left and right V-shaped gills, capable of oralward particle transport, both on the ventral and dorsal ciliated tracts, as observed by Stasek (1962).

Gill development and its functional and evolutionary implications in the blue mussel Mytilus edulis (Bivalvia: Mytilidae)

Anthony Gill, 33, from Middleton, and Bradley Gill, 28, from Blackpool, were the leaders of an organised crime group which supplied the Fylde coast.