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Bony operculum
 Definition
Gill covering in teleosts
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Gills release (2)
 Definition
CO2, sodium chloride
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Choana
 Definition
Nasal tube into mouth's olfactory sacs
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Glottis
 Definition
Opening of larynx, voice
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Syrinx
 Definition
Bird voice box
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Frog breathing
 Definition
Force pump breathing mechanism
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Amniotic breathing
 Definition
negative pressure breathing
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Alveoli
 Definition
Air pockets in mammalian lungs
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Parabronchi
 Definition
Run parallel to blood capillaries to allow rapid gas exchange in birds