How to say gills in Japanese

えらera《鰓・腮old・顋old》エラERA

noun:

  • gills; branchia
  • angle of the mandible; gonial angle

Example Sentences

ちなみにchinamini、魚sakanaのnoえらeraがga真っ赤makkaであるdearuのnoはha、肺haiとto同じonajiようにyouni「毛細血管mousaikekkan」がga多くooku集まっているatsumatteiruからkaraであるdearu。
Incidentally, that the gills of fish are bright red is because there are many 'capillary vessels' collected there, the same as for lungs.
ねえnee、元気genkiがgaないnaiみたいmitaiだけどdakedo。
My, you're looking green around the gills.

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