Slit
111Gill slit — Slit Slit, n. [AS. slite.] A long cut; a narrow opening; as, a slit in the ear. [1913 Webster] {Gill slit}. (Anat.) See {Gill opening}, under {Gill}. [1913 Webster] …
112filtration slit membrane — slit diaphragm …
113slit trench — noun Date: 1942 a narrow trench especially for shelter in battle from bomb and shell fragments …
114slit band — see selenizone …
115slit sense organs — see lyriform organs …
116slit sensilla — (ARTHROPODA: Crustacea) In Decapoda, small pits lying just distal to the walking leg joints; insertions of the dendrites of the joint proprioceptors of Homarus …
117slit windows — ➡ castles * * * …
118slit trench — 1. a narrow trench for one or more persons for protection against enemy fire and fragmentation bombs. 2. a foxhole. [1940 45] * * * …
119slit moss — any of a number of plants in the granite moss (q.v.) group. * * * …
120slit membrane — see under diaphragm …