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鰓、腮、顋 えら、エラ era

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  1. noun (common) (futsuumeishi) word usually written using kana alone gills; branchia
  2. noun (common) (futsuumeishi) word usually written using kana alone angle of the mandible; gonial angle

Kanji in this word

gills, gill, slits

Example sentences

ちなみに、魚のえらが真っ赤であるのは、肺と同じように「毛細血管」が多く集まっているからである。
chinami ni 、 sakana no era ga makka de aru no ha 、 hai to onaji you ni 「 mousai kekkan 」 ga ooku atsumaxtsu te iru kara de aru 。
Incidentally, that the gills of fish are bright red is because there are many 'capillary vessels' collected there, the same as for lungs.

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