Meanings
adjectivenongilled (not comparable)
- not comparableWithout gills.
Rotenone is widely considered safe for mammals and other nongilled animals, though some concerns have been raised about links to Parkinson’s disease and some types of cancer.
2007 September 12, Jesse Mckinley, “California Officials Tackle a Toothy Lake Predator”, in New York Times
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nongilled. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nongilled
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“nongilled.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nongilled. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nongilled,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nongilled.
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