green gill

noun

A condition found in oysters whose gills have turned a green color as a result of the consumption of Haslea ostrearia.

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Meanings

noungreen gill (plural green gills)

plural green gills · alternative greengill · alternative green-gill

  1. A condition found in oysters whose gills have turned a green color as a result of the consumption of Haslea ostrearia.

Origin

From green + gill.

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APA

green gill. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/green%20gill

MLA

“green gill.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/green%20gill. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “green gill,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/green%20gill.

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