English Explanatory Dictionary

gas bladder

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An internal organ that fish use to control their buoyancy, allowing them to maintain or change depth by changing their density.

Word forms

gas bladder gas bladders

Synonyms

air bladder fish maw swim bladder
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