gill vs scutum

gill

noun
  • rivulet 

  • A gill slit or gill cover. 

  • One of the combs of closely ranged steel pins which divide the ribbons of flax fiber or wool into fewer parallel filaments. 

  • The fleshy flap that hangs below the beak of a fowl; a wattle. 

  • One of the radial folds on the underside of the cap of a mushroom, the surface of which bears the spore-producing organs. 

  • A breathing organ of fish and other aquatic animals. 

  • ravine 

  • a two-wheeled frame for transporting timber 

  • a female ferret 

  • The flesh under or about the chin; a wattle. 

  • A drink measure for spirits and wine, approximately a quarter of a pint, but varying regionally. 

verb
  • To be or become entangled in a gillnet. 

  • To catch (a fish) in a gillnet. 

  • To remove the gills from a fish as part of gutting and cleaning it. 

scutum

noun
  • A scute. 

  • The kneecap. 

  • One of the two lower valves of the operculum of a barnacle. 

  • An oblong shield made of boards or wickerwork covered with leather, with sometimes an iron rim; carried chiefly by the heavily armed infantry of the Roman army. 

  • A shield-like protection, such as the scutum protecting the back of a hard tick (cf. alloscutum, conscutum) 

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