| NOM | animal | opercle | a 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 |
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| Sentit | A 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. | |
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| Anglès | operculum | |
| Espanyol | opérculo | |
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