The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word GILL which also is the latest solution we found used in Crosswords Media in 2005.
Fish breathing organ crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| GILL | 100 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Fish breathing organ
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- gill
- lung
- fin
- lungfish
- branchia
- finning
- spiracle
- prosopulmonata
- flashlight fish
- milt
- anomalops
- photoblepharon palpebratus
Crossword Answer definitions
GILL noun- (animal anatomy) a breathing organ of fish and other aquatic animals
- (of a fish) a gill slit or gill cover
- One of the radial folds on the underside of the cap of a mushroom, on the surface of which the spore-producing organs are borne
- (animal anatomy) the fleshy flap that hangs below the beak of a fowl; a wattle
- The flesh under or about the chin; a wattle
- (spinning) one of the combs of closely ranged steel pins which divide the ribbons of flax fiber or wool into fewer parallel filaments
- To remove the gills from a fish as part of gutting and cleaning it
- To catch (a fish) in a gillnet
- To be or become entangled in a gillnet
- A drink measure for spirits and wine (size varies regionally but it is about one quarter of a pint)
- A measuring jug holding a quarter or half a pint
- Rivulet
- Ravine
- A two-wheeled frame for transporting timber
- A leech
- A female ferret
- A promiscuous woman; harlot, wanton
- A prostitute
- To act as a prostitute.
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