gill-pouch
gill-pouch defined in 1951 year
gill-pouch - gill-pouch;gill-pouch - Outpushing of side-wall of pharynx towards epidermis in all chordate embryos, precursor of gill slit in fish and some Amphibia, but breaks through to exterior only temporarily or never in terrestrial vertebrates. A series of gill-pouches occurs on each side, one behind the other. See also: Spiracle. Term also used for gill-slit of adult when this is unusually sac-like (cyclostomes).
near gill-pouch in Knolik
| gill-cleft | home letter "G" start from "GI" | gill-slit |
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