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gill cover

A Dictionary of Zoology | 1999 | 241 words | Copyright

gill cover (operculum) A hard but flexible cover which, in bony fish, forms the outer wall of the gill chamber. It protects the gills and also plays a major role in the pumping mechanism that regulates the continuous flow of water over them.

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