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Definition of Gill bar
1. Noun. One of the bony or cartilaginous arches on each side of the pharynx that support the gills of fishes and aquatic amphibians.
Generic synonyms: Anatomical Structure, Bodily Structure, Body Structure, Complex Body Part, Structure
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gill Bar
Literary usage of Gill bar
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Modern Flax, Hemp and Jute Spinning and Twisting: A Practical Handbook for by Herbert R. Carter (1907)
"In the jute trade 350 drops of the gill bar per minute is considered a fair ...
The rear gill-bar wheels raise the bar and push it on to a horizontal slide ..."
2. Newton's London Journal of Arts and Sciences by William Newton (1866)
"place, the clamping-screws are slackened, when the clamp will come away, leaving
the pins firmly fixed in the gill-bar. In order to repair gills or combs ..."
3. The Repertory of Patent Inventions: And Other Discoveries and Improvements (1808)
"and " respectively, represents the side-view of a bar, which I term the .gill-bar,
which is screwed or riveted ,to the inside of the gill Ww, ..."
4. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1889)
"Also called gi:zard-trout. gill-bar (gil'bar). n. Same as gill-arch.
gill-beer (jil'ber), n. Malt liquor medicated with the leaves of the gill or ..."
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