HyperDic: operculum

English > 1 sense of the word operculum:
NOUNanimaloperculuma hard flap serving as a cover for (a) the gill slits in fishes or (b) the opening of the shell in certain gastropods when the body is retracted
English > operculum: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningA hard flap serving as a cover for (a) the gill slits in fishes or (b) the opening of the shell in certain gastropods when the body is retracted.
BroaderplateAny flat platelike body ... / body structure or part
Spanishopérculo
Catalanopercle
Adjectivesoperculate, operculatedhaving an operculum

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